An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

But of one thing I pray you all that be true, and faithful ⟨p. xcii⟩subjects and friends unto the kingdom, and the kings majesty, that ye will not impute, nor burden the kings majesty, nor his council with the oppression, extortion, theft, injuries, deceits, falseheades, defrauds, cautels, violences, and other wrongs that those thieves and destroyers use towards you and the common wealth: if their using might come to their knowledge, I doubt not but that your wrongs should be redressed by them. And this I know my self vi experience in weighty matters, the kings majesties council hath not only heard, but given accordingly sentence with the trueth, ⟨image 101⟩and used me rather like fathers, then like judges in such matters: if they had taken things spoken by me honestly, evil construed by mine accusers, there could have followed no less then my great undoing, and hindrance to all my labours and pains in the vineyard of the Lord. Therefore pray to him that all good laws may be justly executed, and all other amended, which God grant.

But of one thynge I praye you all that be true, and faythfull ⟨p. xcii⟩subiectes and friendes vnto the kyngdome, and the kynges maiestye, that ye wyll not im•pute, nor burden the kynges maiestye, nor hys councell wyth the oppression, extorcion, thefte, iniuryes, deceites, falseheades, defraudes, cautelles, violences, and other wronges that those thieues and destroiers vse towardes you and the commen wealth: if their vsyng myghte come to their knoweledge, I doubte not but that your wronges shuld be redressed by thē. And this I knowe my selfe vi experience in weighty matters, the kynges maiestyes councell hathe not onlye hearde, but geuen accordynglye sentence wyth the trueth, ⟨image 101⟩and vsed me rather lyke fathers, then lyke iudges in such matters: if they hadde taken thynges spoken by me honestlye, euyll construed by myne accusers, there coulde haue folowed no lesse then my greate vndoynge, and hynderaunce to all my labours and paines in the vineyarde of the Lorde. Therefore praye to hym that all good lawes maye be iustly executed, and all other amended, whych God graunte.