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you may, for my sake, in his desires, which I shall 

 be ready to acknowledge as a great courtesy done 

 unto myself; and will ever rest 



Your Lordship s faithful friend and servant, 



G. BUCKINGHAM. 

 Newmarket, the 2d Decemb. 1618. 



NOTES OF A SPEECH OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR IN THE 

 STAR-CHAMBER, IN THE CAUSE OF SIR HENRY YELVER- 

 TON, ATTORNEY-GENERAL *. 



SORRY for the person, being a gentleman that I 

 lived with in Gray s-Inn ; served with him when I 

 was attorney ; joined with him in many services, and 

 one, that ever gave me more attributes in public, 

 than I deserved ; and, besides, a man of very good 

 parts, which with me is friendship at first sight ; 

 much more, joined with so ancient an acquaint 

 ance. 



But, as a judge, I hold the offence very great, 

 and that without pressing measure ; upon which I 

 will only make a few observations, and so leave it. 



1. First I observe the danger and consequence 



* He was prosecuted in the Star-Chamber, for having passed 

 certain clauses in a charter, lately granted to the city of Lon 

 don, not agreeable to his majesty s warrant, and derogatory to 

 his honour. But the chief reason of the severity against him was 

 thought to be the marquis of Buckingham s resentment against 

 him, for having opposed, according to the duty of his office, 

 some oppressive, if not illegal, patents, which the projectors of 

 those times were busy in preparing. 



