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triall of law, and thereby to be condemned,- which should seeme much to hir dishonour.
The cardinalls being in the queenes chamber of pre-car- sence, the gentleman vsher aduertised the queene that cimmmSca* the cardinals were come to speake with hir. With SSuiem her that she rose vp, & with a skeine of white thred about chamber, j^ necke> came in£0 hir chamber of presence, where the cardinals were attending. At whose comming, quoth she, What is your plesure with me ? If it please your grace (quoth cardinal! Wolseie) to go into your priuie chamber, we. will shew you the cause of our comming. My lord (quoth she) if yee haue anie thing to saie, speake it openlie before all these folke, for I feare nothing that yee can saie against me, but that I would all the world should heare and see it, and therefore speake your mind. Then began the cardinal! to speake to hir in Latine. Naie good ray lord (quoth she) speake to me in English.
Forsooth (quoth the cardinall) good madanie, if it rĞfuseqtheteone please you, we come both to know your mind how you SenlSwer are disposed to doo in this matter betweene the king !&? matter and you, and also to declare secretlie our opinions Sr?eedl" and counsell vnto you : which we doo only for verie zeale and obedience we beare vnto your grace. My lord (quoth she) I thanke you for your good will, but to make you answer in your request I cannot so suddenly, for I was set among my maids at worke, thinking full little of anie such matter, wherein there ndedeth a longer deliberation, and a better head than mine to make answer, for I ne'ed counseil in this case which toucheth me so neere, & for anie counsell or freendship that I can find in England, they are not for my profit. What think you my lords, will anie Englishman counsel! me, or be freend to me against the K. pleasure that is his subiect? Naie forsooth. And as for my counsell in whom I will put my trust they be not here, they be in Spaine in my owne countrie.