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together with your Wifdom and Difcretion, give me allured Comfort in
my deepeft Mifdoubts. But I doubt not, but your honorable Services will
foon remove all linifter Sufpicions; and in the mean time, I repofe myfelf
in the Conftancy and Patience of your Mind.” And in a letter to
Secretary Cecill he fays,
“His Lady (whofe Innocency doth fuller for his overfight) doth de-
ferve much companion. Yet in this heavie Misfortune, lhe with her many
fmall Children may receave this Confolation, that your Honour hath that
Place about her Majeftie, ever to cheriffi thofe good Motions of Grace and
Clemency, the which do fo far furpafs all other her princely Virtues.” Sir
Henry, in his “ Cafe” fays, “ Although I mean not to juftify myfelf from
blame, but do freely and willingly acknowledge an Offence, and fubmitt
myfelf to her Majeftie’s Mercie ; yet my own Soul witneffing to herfelf, that
it was ever loyall and faithfull to her Majefty, and confequently abhorring
more than Death, the Imputation of that Fault, and loathfome Crime of
Falfehood and Treafon : I do only delire, that my Fault may not be barely
or nakedly cenfured, but examin’d together with all the Circumftances that
did accompany it: which ate the beft means to try, not only the Actions, but
the Intentions of all Men, as far as it is poffible to penetrate.
I have already acknowledged to the Lords of her Majefties Privy Council],
that I was intreated by Mr. Cuff, in the late Earl of Elfex his Name, to
meet with the Earl of Southampton and Sir Charles Davers ; by them to un-
derftand fome Project which he had in Confultation, touching his own
good, and the good of the State, and to give my advice in it; with affiirance,
that nothing fhould be propofed, which I might not hear with due refpedt
to my Aileigance ; for fo the words of the Melfenger did import. After fome
ten Days delay on my part, and often Sollicitation, I went to Drury-Houfe on
Candlemas-day, and met with them : where their Project being opened unto
me, I objected both againft the Nature and Difficulties of it, gave no Ap-
probation, or promife of partaking, but only faid I would advife of it. After
which, I never fpake with them, nor heard from them; and when Mr.
Cuffe came foon after unto me, I utterly refuted to have any part or hand
together with your Wifdom and Difcretion, give me allured Comfort in
my deepeft Mifdoubts. But I doubt not, but your honorable Services will
foon remove all linifter Sufpicions; and in the mean time, I repofe myfelf
in the Conftancy and Patience of your Mind.” And in a letter to
Secretary Cecill he fays,
“His Lady (whofe Innocency doth fuller for his overfight) doth de-
ferve much companion. Yet in this heavie Misfortune, lhe with her many
fmall Children may receave this Confolation, that your Honour hath that
Place about her Majeftie, ever to cheriffi thofe good Motions of Grace and
Clemency, the which do fo far furpafs all other her princely Virtues.” Sir
Henry, in his “ Cafe” fays, “ Although I mean not to juftify myfelf from
blame, but do freely and willingly acknowledge an Offence, and fubmitt
myfelf to her Majeftie’s Mercie ; yet my own Soul witneffing to herfelf, that
it was ever loyall and faithfull to her Majefty, and confequently abhorring
more than Death, the Imputation of that Fault, and loathfome Crime of
Falfehood and Treafon : I do only delire, that my Fault may not be barely
or nakedly cenfured, but examin’d together with all the Circumftances that
did accompany it: which ate the beft means to try, not only the Actions, but
the Intentions of all Men, as far as it is poffible to penetrate.
I have already acknowledged to the Lords of her Majefties Privy Council],
that I was intreated by Mr. Cuff, in the late Earl of Elfex his Name, to
meet with the Earl of Southampton and Sir Charles Davers ; by them to un-
derftand fome Project which he had in Confultation, touching his own
good, and the good of the State, and to give my advice in it; with affiirance,
that nothing fhould be propofed, which I might not hear with due refpedt
to my Aileigance ; for fo the words of the Melfenger did import. After fome
ten Days delay on my part, and often Sollicitation, I went to Drury-Houfe on
Candlemas-day, and met with them : where their Project being opened unto
me, I objected both againft the Nature and Difficulties of it, gave no Ap-
probation, or promife of partaking, but only faid I would advife of it. After
which, I never fpake with them, nor heard from them; and when Mr.
Cuffe came foon after unto me, I utterly refuted to have any part or hand