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light, or his negatives do greatly falsify him in that 

 which is apparently proved. 



We made this farther observation ; that when we 

 asked him some question that did touch the prince 

 or some foreign practice, which we did very spar 

 ingly at this time, yet he grew a little stirred, but 

 in the questions of the impoisonment very cold and 

 modest. Thus not thinking it necessary to trouble 

 your majesty with any farther particulars, we end 

 with prayer to God ever to preserve your majesty. 



Your majesty s most loyal and faithful servant, 



FR. BACON. 



Postscript. If it seem good unto your majesty, 

 we think it not amiss some preacher, well chosen, 

 had access to my lord of Somerset for his preparing 

 and comfort, although it be before his trial. 



TO SIR GEORGE VILLIERS. 



Sir, 



I SEND you inclosed a warrant for my lady of 

 Somerset s pardon, reformed in that main and mate 

 rial point, of inserting a clause that she was not a 

 principal, but an accessary before the fact, by the 

 instigation of base persons.^ Her friends think long 

 to have it dispatched, which I marvel not at, for that 

 in matter of life moments are numbered. 



I do more and more take contentment in his ma 

 jesty s choice of Sir Oliver St. John, for his deputy 



