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while, I do not fly to that, as to say that these things are vitia lemporit, and not 

 vitiu hominis. 



For my fortune, snmma summorum with me is, that I may not be made alto 

 gether unprofitable to do your majesty s service or honour. If your majesty 

 continue me as I am, I hope 1 shall be a new man, and shall reform things out 

 of feeling, more than another can do out of example. If I cast part of my 

 burden, I shall be more strong and delivrt to bear the rest. And, to tell your 

 majesty what my thoughts run upon, I think of writing a stoiy of England, and 

 of recompiling of your laws into a better digest. 



But to conclude, I most humbly pray your majesty s directions and advice. 

 For as your majesty hath used to give me the attribute of care of your business, 

 so 1 must now cast the care of myself upon God and you. 



17th April. 



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 

 clear to those things objected against him, his lordship might stand upon his 

 innocency. 2. Where his answer should not be so fair and clear, there his 

 lordship might be admitted to the extenuation of the charge ; and where the 

 proofs were full, and undeniable, his lordship would ingenuously confess them, 

 and put himself upon the mercy of the lords. 



Unto all which his majesty s answer was, he referred him to the lords of this 

 house, and thereof his majesty willed his lordship to make report to their 

 lordships. 



It was thereupon ordered, that the Lord Treasurer should signify unto his 

 majesty, that the lords do thankfully acknowledge this his majesty s favour, and 

 hold themselves highly bound unto his majesty for the same. 



Jurati iri causa Domini Cancellarii : 



Sir Thomas Middleton, Knt. Thomas Knight. 



Edmond Phellipps. Thomas Hasellfoote. 



John Bawbury. Henry Ashton. 



Thomas Foones. Raphe Moore. 



John Parkinson. Robert Bell. 



Gabriel Sheriff. William Spyke. 



Jo. Kellett Richard Peacock. 



William Compton. Christopher Barnes. 

 Jo. Childe. 



Agreed the Lords committees to prepare the examinations against the Lord 

 Chancellor. 



Moved by the Lord Hunsdon, and ordered by the house, that the Lord Chief 

 Justice do every morning, before the adjournment of the court, cause the names 

 of the Lords committees, appointed to meet that day in the afternoon, to be 

 read by the clerk. 



