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That upon this letter received, the lord chief 

 justice returned word to his majesty s said attorney 

 by his servant ; That it was fit the rest of his bre 

 thren should understand his majesty s pleasure im 

 mediately by letters from his said attorney to the 

 judges of the several benches : and accordingly it 

 was done ; whereupon all the said judges assembled, 

 and by their letter under their hands certified his 

 majesty, that they held those letters, importing the 

 signification aforesaid, to be contrary to law, and 

 such as they could not yield to the same by their 

 oath ; and that thereupon they had proceeded at the 

 day, and did now certify his majesty thereof: which 

 letter of the judges his majesty also commanded to 

 be openly read, the tenor whereof followeth, &quot; in 

 haec verba.&quot; 



&quot; MOST DREAD AND MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, 



IT may please your most excellent majesty to 

 be advertised, that this letter here inclosed was deli 

 vered unto me your chief justice on Thursday last in 

 the afternoon, by a servant of your majesty s attor 

 ney-general; and letters of the like effect were on 

 the day following sent from him by his servant to us 

 your majesty s justices of every of the courts at West 

 minster. We are and ever will be ready with all 

 faithful and true heart, according to our bounden 

 duties, to serve and obey your majesty, and think 

 ourselves most happy to spend our times and abilities 

 to do your majesty true and faithful service in this 



