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the king, should be joint and not several. No, my 

 lords, it is both. The subject petitioneth to the 

 king in parliament. He petitioneth likewise out of 

 parliament. The king on the other side gives graces 

 to the subject in parliament : he gives them like 

 wise, and poureth them upon his people out of par 

 liament; and so no doubt the subject may give to 

 the king in parliament, and out of parliament. It 

 is true the parliament is &quot; intercursus magnus,&quot; the 

 great intercourse and main current of graces and 

 donatives from the king to the people, from the 

 people to the king : but parliaments are held but at 

 certain times ; whereas the passages are always open 

 for particulars ; even as you see great rivers have 

 their tides, but particular springs and fountains run 

 continually. 



To proceed therefore : As the occasion, which 

 was the failing of supply by parliament, did awake 

 the love and benevolence of those that were at hand 

 to give ; so it was apprehended and thought fit by 

 my lords of the council to make a proof whether the 

 occasion and example both, would not awake those 

 in the country of the better sort to follow. Where 

 upon, their lordships devised and directed letters 

 unto the sheriffs and justices, which declared what 

 was done here above, and wished that the country 

 might be moved, especially men of value. 



Now, my lords, I beseech you give me favour 

 and attention to set forth and observe unto you five 

 points : I will number them, because other men may 

 note them ; and I will but touch them, because they 



