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granted, and only upon great ground, or by con 

 sent. My lords here of the council and the king 

 himself meddle not, as hath been used in former 

 times, with matters of &quot; meum&quot; and &quot; tuum,&quot; except 

 they have apparent mixture with matters of estate, 

 but leave them to the king s courts of law or equity. 

 And for mercy and grace, without which there is no 

 standing before justice, we see, the king now hath 

 reigned twelve years in his white robe, without al 

 most any aspersion of the crimson dye of blood. 

 There sits my lord Hobart, that served attorney seven 

 years. I served with him. We were so happy, as 

 there passed not through our hands any one arraign 

 ment for treason ; and but one for any capital 

 offence, which was that of the lord Sanquhar ; the 

 noblest piece of justice, one of them, that ever came 

 forth in any king s time. 



As for penal laws, which lie as snares upon the 

 subjects, and which were as a &quot; nemo scit&quot; to king- 

 Henry VII. ; it yields a revenue that will scarce 

 pay for the parchment of the king s records at West 

 minster. 



And lastly for peace, we see manifestly his ma 

 jesty bears some resemblance of that great name, 

 &quot; a prince of peace :&quot; he hath preserved his subjects 

 during his reign in peace, both within and without. 

 For the peace with states abroad, we have it &quot; usque 

 &quot; ad satietatem :&quot; and for peace in the lawyers 

 phrase, which count trespasses, and forces, and riots, 

 to be &quot; contra pacem ;&quot; let me give your lordships 

 this token or taste, that this court, where they should 



