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not perswade o r selves to support the honor and security of y r 

 sacred person, because wee ar as much, bound (if not rather 

 more) to the exceeding greatnesse of y r bounty as to any of 

 the princes, y r p r decessors ; wherefore when we stood in doubt 

 of his demeanour toward you, or w th what minde he was 

 transported either to further or contradict your proceedings, wee 

 determined that it was unlawful]. w ih y r hassard to take care for 

 his recouery. But now fully resolued that like a man he fell 

 through humaine fraility, and noe setled malice or inueterate 

 dispight, o r very bowels ar moued to impetrate y r mercy for him. 

 As Eachell mourned for her children and lamented the 

 miserable calamity of her distressed infants, wee may be 

 the rather most gratiously pardoned, for if a piety and gentill 

 yealding to remission amoungst enemies is worthy of com'enda- 

 tion, much more ought o r Uniuersity (however obseruant to y r 

 majesty) p'fessing the study and practise of religion, vertue and 

 humanity, extend her charity and be prazed for her piety towards 

 her owne. 



Seeing then it is soe, and resolvett to p'crastinate it no longer, 

 all supplicante and obedient we prostrate o r s. before the throne 

 of y r clemency, beseeching y* maiesty, that seeing he hath 

 suffered punishment for soe slender blasts of offence, or seeming 

 faults perpetrated against you (if wee make not the greater 

 fault in saying soe) it would please you to impart some fauour 

 towards him for his liberty and remission, if not graceful! 

 acceptation, in w ch the benefit shall not only accrewe to him, to 

 us, and the whole church, but to y r self e obtaine eternal! renowns 

 and p r sent emolument (as wee hope) by the same ; ffor who 

 shall heare of the pardon and remission, or, if you please 

 reconciliation of soe greate a father, of the goodnesse and effect 

 of soe high a clemency, and not extoll it to heaven, for according 

 to that of the Poet, Parcere subiectis vt debellare superlos. The 

 Romans weare wonte to glory, when they heerd theire 

 Encomions sung for sparing the submissive and propulsing the 

 contumacious and proud, wherein and whereby also according to 

 Salust they ratified the obedience of more people, then they 





