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Guilford
Dudley
,
That
the
King
was
dead
,
and
that
he
had
declared
her
for
his
next
Successor
to
the
Crown
Imperial
;
and
that
this
Declaration
was
approved
by
all
the
Lords
of
the
Council
,
most
of
the
Peers
,
and
all
the
Judges
of
the
Land
;
which
they
had
testified
by
the
Subscription
of
their
names
:
and
all
this
ratified
and
confirmed
by
Letters
Patents
under
the
Great
Seal
of
And
that
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Aldermen
of
and
some
of
the
Principal
Citizens
had
been
spoke
withal
,
by
whom
they
were
assured
of
the
fidelity
of
the
rest
of
the
City
.
That
there
was
nothing
wanting
,
but
her
grateful
acceptance
of
that
high
Dignity
which
God
Almighty
,
the
soveraign
Disposer
of
all
Crowns
and
Scepters
,
never
sufficiently
to
be
thanked
by
her
for
so
great
a
Mercy
,
had
advanced
her
to
;
and
that
therefore
she
should
chearfully
take
upon
her
the
Name
,
Title
,
and
Estate
of
Q.
of
with
all
the
Royalties
and
Preheminencies
to
the
same
belonging
;
receiving
at
their
hands
the
first
fruits
of
that
humble
Duty
now
tendred
by
them
on
their
knees
,
which
shortly
was
to
be
paid
to
her
by
the
rest
of
the
Kingdom
.
Sir
,
I
better
like
this
Message
than
my
former
advancement
to
Royalty
:
Out
of
Obedience
to
you
and
my
Mother
,
I
have
grievously
sinned
,
and
offered
violence
to
my self
,
now
I
do
willingly
,
and
as
obeying
the
motions
of
my
Soul
relinquish
the
Crown
,
and
endeavour
to
salve
those
faults
committed
by
others
,
if
at
least
so
great
a
fault
can
be
salved
by
a
willing
relinquishment
and
ingenuous
acknowledgment
.
Guilford
Dudley
Madam
,
I
lament
your
heavy
case
,
and
yet
I
doubt
not
but
that
you
bear
out
this
sorrow
of
yours
with
a
constant
and
patient
mind
.
I
am
now
sent
to
you
from
the
Queen
and
her
Council
,
to
instruct
you
in
the
True
Doctrine
of
the
Right
Faith
,
though
I
have
so
great
confidence
in
you
,
that
I
hope
I
shall
have
little
need
to
labour
much
with
you
therein
.
What
is
then
required
of
a
Christian
Man
?
What
is
there
nothing
else
to
be
required
or
looked
for
in
a
Christian
,
but
to
believe
in
him
?
Why
then
Faith
justifieth
not
,
and
saveth
not
?
Why
,
St.
saith
,
If
I
have
all
Faith
without
Love
,
it
is
nothing
.
How
should
we
love
our
Neighbour
?
Why
then
it
is
necessary
unto
Salvation
to
do
good
works
also
;
and
it
is
not
sufficient
only
to
believe
?
For
when
we
have
done
all
,
yet
we
are
but
unprofitable
Servants
;
How
many
Sacraments
are
there
?
No
,
There
are
Seven
.
Well
we
will
talk
of
that
hereafter
,
but
what
is
signified
by
your
two
Sacraments
?
Why
what
do
you
receive
in
that
Sacrament
?
Do
you
not
receive
the
very
Body
and
Blood
of
Christ
?
Why
doth
not
Christ
speak
these
words
,
Can
you
require
any
plainer
words
?
Doth
he
not
lay
.
It
is
his
Body
.
I
am
the
Vine
,
I
am
the
Door
,
He
calleth
things
that
are
not
as
though
they
were
.
Why
is
it
not
as
possible
that
Christ
by
his
power
could
make
his
Body
both
to
be
eaten
and
crucified
,
as
to
be
born
of
a
Woman
without
seed
of
a
Man
,
or
to
walk
on
the
Sea
,
having
a
Body
;
and
other
such
like
Miracles
as
he
wrought
by
his
power
only
?
Take
,
eat
,
this
is
my
Body
?
You
ground
your
Faith
upon
such
Authors
as
say
and
unsay
both
in
a
breath
,
and
not
upon
the
Church
;
to
whom
you
ought
to
give
credit
.
That
was
done
for
a
good
intent
by
the
Chursh
,
to
avoid
an
Heresie
that
sprang
up
upon
it
.
For
I
am
sure
,
we
shall
never
meet
.
Guilford
Dadley
,
Good
People
,
I
am
come
hither
to
dye
,
and
by
a
Law
I
am
condemned
to
the
same
;
my
offence
against
the
●ueens
Highness
,
was
only
in
consenting
to
the
device
of
others
which
now
is
deemed
Treason
;
yet
it
was
never
of
my
seeking
,
but
by
counsel
of
those
who
should
seem
to
have
further
understanding
of
things
than
I
,
who
know
little
of
the
Law
,
and
much
less
of
Titles
to
the
Crown
:
But
teaching
the
procurement
thereof
by
me
,
or
on
my
behalf
,
I
do
here
wash
my
hands
in
Innocency
before
God
and
the
fac●
of
you
all
this
day
:
I
pray
you
all
good
Christian
People
,
to
bear
〈◇〉
witness
that
I
dye
a
True
Christian
Woman
,
and
that
I
do
look
to
be
saved
by
no
other
means
but
only
by
the
mercy
of
God
,
in
the
Blood
of
his
only
Son
Jesus
Christ
:
And
I
do
confess
,
that
when
I
did
know
the
word
of
God
,
I
neglected
the
same
,
and
loved
my self
and
the
world
;
and
therefore
this
plague
and
punishment
is
justly
befaln
me
for
my
sins
;
and
I
yet
thank
God
of
his
goodness
that
he
hath
been
pleased
to
give
me
a
time
and
respite
to
repent
in
:
And
now
good
People
while
I
am
alive
,
I
pray
assist
me
with
your
Prayers
?
The
Lord
forgive
thee
,
and
I
do
,
and
I
pray
dispatch
me
quickly
.
Will
you
take
it
off
before
I
lay
it
down
?
No
Madam
:
What
shall
I
do
?
Where
is
it
?
Where
is
it
?
Lord
into
thy
hand
,
I
commend
my
Spirit
;
Tu
quibus
ista
legas
incertum
est
Lector
ocellis
,
Ipse
quidem
siccis
scribere
non
potui
.