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majesty before, and that his majesty left that point 

 of form to themselves. 



And for that other point, that they should take 

 upon them peremptorily to discern whether the plea 

 concerned the king s prerogative, without consulting 

 with his majesty first, and informing his princely 

 judgment, was a thing preposterous ; for that they 

 ought first to have made that appear to his majesty, 

 and so to have given him assurance thereof upon 

 consulting with him. 



And for the matter, that it should be against the 

 law and against their oath, his majesty said he had 

 spoken enough before ; unto which the lord chief 

 justice in effect had made no answer, but only in 

 sisted upon the former opinion ; and therefore the 

 king required the lord chancellor to deliver his opi 

 nion upon that point, Whether the stay that had 

 been required by his majesty were contrary to law, 

 or against the judges oath. 



The chancellor stood up and moved his majesty, 

 that because this question had relation to matter of 

 law, his majesty would be informed by his learned 

 counsel first, and they first to deliver their opinions, 

 which his majesty commanded them to do. 



Whereupon his majesty s attorney-general gave 

 his opinion, that the putting off of the day in manner 

 as was required by his majesty, to his understanding 

 was without all scruple no delay of justice, nor 

 danger of the judges oath; insisting upon some of 

 the reasons which his majesty had formerly opened, 

 and adding, that the letter he had formerly written 



