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to me, I shall be willing to further the match by 

 any thing, that shall be desired of me, or that is in 

 my power. 



And whereas your majesty conceiveth some 

 dregs of spleen in me by the word &quot; Mr. Bacon ;&quot; 

 truly it was but to express in thankfulness the com 

 parative of my fortune unto your majesty, the author 

 of the latter, to shew how little I needed to fear, 

 while I had your favour. For, I thank God, I was 

 never vindicative nor implacable. 



As for my opinion of prejudice to your majesty s 

 service, as I touched it before, I have done ; I do 

 humbly acquiesce in your majesty s satisfaction, and 

 rely upon your majesty s judgment, who unto judg 

 ment have also power, so to mingle the elements, as 

 may conserve the fabric. 



For the interest, which I have in the mother, I 

 do not doubt but it was increased by this, that I in 

 judgment, as I then stood, affected that which she 

 did in passion. But I think the chief obligation was, 

 that I stood so firmly to her in the matter of her 

 assurance, wherein I supposed I did your majesty 

 service, and mentioned it in a memorial of council- 

 business, as half craving thanks for it. And sure I 

 am now, that, and the like, hath made Sir Edward 

 Coke a convert, as I did write to your majesty in 

 my last. 



For the collation of the two spirits, I shall easily 

 subscribe to your majesty s answer ; for Solomon 

 were no true man, if in matter of malice the woman 

 should not be the superior. 



