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Show ~---· ----~~--- eA Lett~r, to Sir George Villiers, &~. I ' And yet,that which happened, the laft day, of the Term, con~ erning ce~tain Indi8ments, in theN ature of Premunire, preferred : 111to the Kmgs Bmcb, but _nor found; Is not fo 1nucb, as is voiced ab.roa?; (though I muft fay, it is omni tempore N~mium, ,et hoc tempore Alunun:;) And therefore, I befeech you~· Ma,reftJ•, not to give a- , ny Bc.lecvmg Ear, tO Reports, but 10 r~e1vc the Truth, from me, that am your Atturney General, and·ought to fi:and indifferent for JurifdiEfions, o~all Courts; which Account,! cannot give your' Ma· , lefty now, becaufc I was then abfenr ~ And fomc arc now abfenr which a~e properly, and aurhcnti~ally, to inform me, touching that whtch paffcd. Ncuh~r le~ thts, any wa_yes, disjoynt, your other Bufinefs ; For there 1s a tune, for all thmgs ; And . this vc. ry Accident, may betu~ned, tO <?ood. Not that I am of Opinion, that that fame Cumung Maxtm, of Separa, & Impera, which fometimes holdeth in Perfons, can wcU take place in jurifdiElions; But becaufc, [om~ good OccaGon, by this Exce[s, may be taken, co fettle that, whKh would have bce~1 more dangerou~, if it had gone out,· by litde and little. God ever prefervc your Majefty. - Your Majefiies, mofl humble Sub;eEf, and moH bounden ServatJ.t. --------------------------------------- A Letter, to Sir George V illiers, touching tbe Difference, between the Court of Chancery, and the Kings Bench. . . F ebr. 19• 1 61 5~ r S 1 R> I 1'Cccived, this Mod1ing, from you, two Le.tttrs, by the fame Bearer; Theone written before, the other, after his MaL jrfty had received my lafr. :In this Difference, between the two Courts, of Chanury, and Ki.n~s Bench; ( For [o I had rather take it, for this Time , than bcn~~:ecn the Perions, of my Locd chancel/er) and my Lord chi~(· Juflice,) I mar.vail not, ifRumour get way, of true Relation. For I know Fame bath fwifi wings; Specially that, which hath black Feathers: But within thefe two dayes., ( For fooncr I cannot be ready,) I will write unto bis ·~1aJeHy, both the Narrative r.ruly, and my 0 pinion finccrcl y; Taking much comfort , rbat I fervc (uch a Xin:t., as. hath Gods Property, in difcer ning rruly, of Mens Hearts. I purpofe_, to fpcak, vith my Lord Chanceller:J this day ; And fo tO exhibite, that Cordial, ofhis Maj~1ies Grace ; As I hope, tha~orhcr Accident, will rath'er rouzc, and raifc his Spi.rir,. than deje6t him, or cncline him to Rcbpfe. Mean while, I commend the Wit, of a fr!ean M~1n, that [aid this other day; well, J/Je .next Term, )'Ote fhall ba7.;e an old man, come with ~ Beef om of' worrm:pood, in bu A Letter, to Sir George VilJiers ~,.. ------~ h . d h . ' v.;l c. 6 Fu fhH.a n ' rt: at w. rll rweep arpa'll all thr·s F -:--. S J ~ :; • or 1t ts m L d I. a !On' Ipecrally towards the Summ ' y or C'Janceller's Worm~oo~. I write this Letter in Hafi:er' (0. carry a Polic of (cnger wuh It. God keep you d 1 c, tO teturn your Meffrrve his Maje[fy. ' an ong, and happily, ma.y you your. true and affeCtionate Se rvant Sir, 1 thankyouforyour Inward Letter. . I have bu_rne_d it, af you command'ed-.' But the Ftrett hatb kindled in me· will never he extinguifhed. ' -------.-·-----:..---~. ~--~-· _......;.__ ' ~ .. ...._ ____ A Letter, to Sir George Villiers t l. ~- Me ·. • , b. C , ou.c ~mtg a ottonJ to /wear tm ounfeOer• Febr. 21~ 1615. IS I R, My Lordcha~JceliersHealth · · · his ftefignation, being an Unc '_gr?wmg wuh the Dayes:, and went on; with my firfi Mario enamry, I ~~:mld be glad, you I defirc, not io tnuchj to mak~'mmyS~~tanng Prt,.? Cof!n[eller. This and to put itjafi: Gompetiriotl. y( F '1 mo:e fmc of the other; 1 1 . ' or 1erern I refi h 11 / t 1e Ktng, an your excellent (elf ) Bu b ' w o y upon 1 that I need this Strength in his lt. . . t, ec~u[c I findc ourly, ter warrant, and fatisfafrion of m a;~us ~e:vtce; Both for my bet. Things, above tny Vocation. A ~ t· on Clence, that I deal not in and Prevailing, where his Ma'e~·es0f mr bet~er Countenance-' text, oppofed, I would it were ditpa:che~rvt~e, ts, u~~er any preMatter than this, was difpatched b a L • remctn er, a greater was, the Placing of the .Arch-B fi/ Y 1 ettcr; _from RoyftotJ; which the King did it on purpofe th;t r6~ ~1~t now rhs: And I tmagine, own. ' • moug t appear, to be his MY Lord (banceller told Inc yea d . . 1 . · . , the Kino would ask h' ·'· et ay,_mp ~1n Terms, that 1f 6' lS optmon, touching th p [< h h would commend, to fuccecd him u D .. 1 . e er ~m '· ~ at e would name me, for the fitteft M~npony car l; or I? I[aqlluy' he , ufc, may not be mad~, of this offer~. ou n1ay adVl[e, whether I I fent, a pretty wlule fince a p M .· "':'as, indeed, a little Rettlernb;anc:P~f }~ttl. \:l?hn Muaey; which r nr?g my. honefi:, and faith full Servi~es to h. e ~ngs.pa ; concerof Boafi:tng, (from which I am farr ) bu lS MTa;~kflJ.; Not by way dying his S · · ' t as o ens, of my fiu to cal! for t~:~~~e~p~~~~ ~~ ~~~ c~efJI~y · Mlf yo~ be pl~afed: a fit ttme, that his Maiefty, may cafi: an~ 0 m u~rey ~ A.nd ~o fit.ld doe no Hurt . An 1 I h . yc upon tt, I thmk lt wtll • l ave Written to Mr Mu d r h Paper, if you call for it. God keep you in a. 11 H arprepym? et1~s., e tve·r t c ;your trucfi Servant Iii' z • |