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Show ·, . 6z.. A Letter, to the King, touching the Lord Chancellers Sic~nefs •. 1 pany, break, it n1ufr either, be put upon the Pater:t,.or upon the Order, made by themfelves. For ~he Patent, I f~nsfied the ~oar~, that there was no Title in it, wh1ch was nc:t, Clthcr Verbatrm, 111 the Paunt, of the old Company; Or by fpeC1al warrant, from the Table, in ferted. My Lord Coo/a, w i~h much rc:f p~B: t<.? me, ack.no~leQged but di{liked the Old Patent 1t [elf, and d1fclauned, h~s bein . at ~he Table, when the Additions were allow~d. . But; lllt~y O~inion, ( howioevcr my Lord Cooke , to r?agmfy lus Se1ence m Law, draweth every thing, (though ~omern:ne.s unproperly,. and unfea[onably,) to that kindeofQ~e~10n,) lt 1s not c01~vement, to break the Bufinefs, upon thofe Pomts. For confiden.ng, they were but Claufes, that were in the former Pat.e~ts, ~nd 1!1 many other·P~ttnts of Companies; And that the Addtttons,hkewi[e, paffed the Allo~ance, of the Table, it will be, but ~lamoured, and, perhaps, conceived, that to quarrel the1n now, 1s but an Occafion taken; And that the Times are changed, rather ~th~n the Matter. But that, which prderveth ~ntirc.your _MaJeftus Honour, and the Conftancy of your Proceed111gs, 1s to put the Breach, up-on their Orders. · · . For this Light, I gave in my Report,wh~ch the Table rc.adlly ap-prehended, and nmch appr?vcd_; That 1f the Table, reJc~ the1r Order;, as unlawfull, and unJuft, 1t doth free you, from theu. COl:traet: For who[oever contra6l:cth, or undenaketh any tlung, 1s ahyayes underH:ood, to perforn? it, by law~ull means; So as, they have plainly abufed the State; .1f that vvluch they have undcrta- . ken, be either impoffible, ?r unJufi. . I am bold, to prefent thls Confiderauon, to tl:at c~c~llent. Faculty, of your Majeftits Judgement; becau[e, I th_m~, ~t 11nporteth that future Good, which may grow to your :wa,efty, 1n the cl?fe, of this Bufine[s; That the Falling oft, be without all Exceptloq. God have you in his precious C ufiod y. Your Mlliefties 1 , n1ofr humble, and bounden, . SubieEf, and Ser·"L'ant. ---.--------·----- A Letter , to t1,e King, toMd~ing tbe Lord Chancellers Sicknefs. Feb. 9· 1615• . It may plea[~ your mofr excellent Ma jefl:y, . I Atn crlad to underfland, by Mr. A.furray, that your .l',{a;~~y, acceptecl1 w~ll, of my poor Endeavo.urs, in opening unto y~u'. th~ paffage:s of your ServKe; That Bufine[s .may come the lefs ~Iu~Jr, and the more prepared, tO your Royal Jud:z.e'!'ent;. the p~rfc6l:~o.n whereof~ as I cannot expeB:, they fhould fansfy, m every pa 1 rn-cu ar, -· -·· -·--· -..:...-.--........... - ~___,.--,----- A letter) to the King, reporting, &c. · 6 3 cular, [o I hope, dirough my Afiiduity, there will"r e:fult a £!;Ood Total. ._, ' My Lord chanc~Uers Sic.kne[s, falleth our, duro 7 empore. I have alwa1es known hun, a w1fe Man, and of juft Elevation, for Mo-narchr : But your Maj~~ies fervice 1nufi: not be Mortal. And 'if you leefe him, as your Ma;efiy hath, now oflatc, purchafed many Hearts, by depreiling the w~clad: So G_od, doth minifkr unto you, a Counterpart, to doe t~e hkc, by ra1fing the Hone ft. God evermore pre[erve your Maj1fy. Your Ma;e.ffies, moft humble Su6je8, and bounden Servant., d Letter, to tbe King; of my Lord Chancellers A mendment1 ,· and the Dijfere'!t:e hegun, hetween tbe Chancery, and · Kiags Bench, feb. i 5· t6 15. · It may plea(e your exceUent Majdly, · I Doe find, (God be thanked,) a fenfible Amendment, in tny Lord Cbance!ler. I was with him yefierday in private conference, about half an Hour : And this day again, at'[uch time, as he did [cal, which he endured well, almoil:~ the fpace of an Hour,though the Vapour ofWax, be offenfive to him. He is free from a Fraver, PerfeB: in his powers, of Memory, and Speech; And not hollow, inJ1is P'oice, nor Look; He )hath no panting, or labouriHg, Refpiration; Neither arc his Coughs dty, or weak: But who[oevcr thinketh; his Difeafe is bitt Melancliob, he maketb no t..rue Judgement of it; For it i s) plainly, a formed, and deep Coufi.h, with a Pe8orayurcharge; So th~t, at times, he doth. alm0fl:; Animamage· re. I forbear, tQ advcrttfe your M-aiefty, of the Care I rook, to have Cotnmiflions in readincfs, becaufe Mr. Secretary Lake, hath let rne underHand, he fignifyed as much, tO your Majefty: But, I hope) .there £halt be no u[c, for them; at this time. And, qS I am glad, to advettifc your Ma;e~y, of th~ Amendment, of your chancellers Perfon; So I am forry, tO accompany it) with an Advertifement, of the Sickncfs, of your Chancery Court, tl:otigh, ( by the Grace of God,) that Cure will be 1nuch eafiers than the otbtr. It is true, I did lately wrjce to your MaieHy; that for the Matter, of the Habtas Corpora, (which was the third Matter in Law, you had given 1ne in d:arge;) I did think, the Communion in Service, be- . tween my-Lord chanceller, and my Lord Chitf]uftiu, in the great J?ufinefs of Examination, would fo joyn thcrn, as they would not fqua_re, at this. time; But pardon me, (I humbly pray your Ma;e+ ~y,) tfl have too Reafonable Thoughts. Iii And |
