NOTE G G G. 



never author of any immoderate counsel, but always desired to have things 

 carried suavilnts nnxiis. I have been no avaricious oppressor of the people. I 

 have been no haughty, or intolerable, or hateful man, in my conversation or 

 carriage : I have inherited no hatred from my father, but am a good patriot 

 born. Whence should this be 1 For these are the things that used to raise dis 

 likes abroad. 



For the house of commons, I began my credit there, and now it must be the 

 place of the sepulture thereof; and yet this parliament, upon the message 

 touching religion, the old love revived, and they said, I was the same man still, 

 only honesty was turned into honour. 



For the upper house, even within these days, before these troubles, they 

 seemed as to take me into their arms, finding in me ingenuity, which they took 

 to be the true streight-line of nobleness, without any crookes or angles. 



And for the briberies and gifts, wherewith I am charged, when the books of 

 hearts shall be opened, I hope, 1 shall not be found to have the troubled foun 

 tain of a corrupt heart, in a depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice ; 

 howsoever I may be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times. 



And therefore, I am resolved, when I come to my answer, not to trick my 

 innocency, (as I writ to the lords) by cavillations, or voydances ; but to speak 

 to them the language, that my heart speaketh to me, in excusing, extenuating, 

 or ingenuously confessing : praying to God to give me the grace to see the bot 

 tom of my faults, and that no hardness of heart do steal upon me, under shew 

 of more neatness of conscience, than is cause. But not to trouble your majesty 

 any longer, craving pardon for this long mourning letter ; that which T thirst 

 after, as the hart after the streams, is, that I may know, by my matchless 

 friend that presenteth to you this letter, your majesty s heart (which is an 

 abyssus of goodness as I am an abyssus of misery) towards me. .1 have been 

 ever your man, and counted myself but an usufructuary of myself, the property 

 being yours. And now making myself an oblation to do with me as may best 

 conduce to the honour of your justice, the honour of your mercy, and the use 

 of ycur service, resting as clay in your majesty s gracious hands, 



FR. ST. ALBAN, Cane 



27th March. On the 27th of March both houses adjourned till the 17th of 

 April. 



During this recess there was a private interview between the King and the 

 Lord Chancellor. 



This appears, 1st, from an entry in the journals of the house of lords ; 2dly, 

 from a statement by Mr. Bushel ; and, 3dly, from a letter written alter the 

 interview. 



The following is the extract from the journals of the house of lords of 

 April 17. 



The Lord Treasurer signified, that in the interim of this cessation, the Lord 

 Chancellor was an humble suitor unto his majesty, that he might see his 

 majesty and speak with him ; and although his majesty, in respect of the Lord 

 Chancellor s person, and of the place he holds, might have given his lordship 

 that favour, yet, for that his lordship is under the trial of this house his majesty 

 would not on the sudden grant it. 



That, on Sunday last, the king calling all the lords of this house which were 

 of his council before him, it pleased his majesty to shew their lordships what 

 was desired by the Lord Chancellor, demanding their lordships advice therein. 



The lords did not presume to advise his majesty; for that his majesty did 

 suddenly propound such a course as all the world could not advise a better ; 

 which was, that his majesty would speak with him privately. 



That yesterday, his majesty admitting the Lord Chancellor to his presence, 

 his lordship desired that he might have a particular of those matters wherewith 

 he is charged before the lords of this house ; for that it was not possible for 

 him, who past so many orders and decrees in a year, to remember all things 

 that fell out in them ; and that, this being granted, his lordship would desire 

 two requests of his majesty. 1. That, where his answers should be fair and 



