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this letter of his majesty s attorney was, by his ma 

 jesty s commandment, openly read as followeth, &quot; in 

 ha?c verba.&quot; 



&quot; MY LORD, 



It is the king s express pleasure, that because 

 his majesty s time would not serve to have confe 

 rence with your lordship and his judges, touching 

 the cause of C-ominendams, at his last being in 

 town ; in regard of his majesty s other most weighty 

 occasions; and for that his majesty holdeth it ne 

 cessary, upon the report which my lord of Win 

 chester, who was present at the last arguments by 

 his majesty s royal commandment, made to his 

 majesty, that his majesty be first consulted with, ere 

 there be any farther proceedings by arguments by 

 any of the judges, or otherwise; therefore that the 

 day appointed for the farther proceedings by arg u _ 

 ments of the judges in that case, be put off till 

 his majesty s farther pleasure be known, upon con 

 sulting with him ; and to that end, that your lord 

 ship forthwith signify his commandment to the 

 rest of the judges: whereof your lordship may not 

 fail : and so I leave your lordship to God s good 

 ness. 



Your loving friend to command, 



FR. BACON. 



This Thursday afternoon, 

 April 25, 1616.&quot; 



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