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against him, in the which he licenced him to make his atturneie. And further the seventeenth of Nouember the king sent the two dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke to the cardinals place at Westminster, who (went as they were commanded) and finding the cardinall there, they declared that the kings pleasure was that he should surrender vp the great seale into ,.TI}f. ,carj
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their hands, and to depart simplie vnto Asher, which to part from
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was a house situat nigh vnto Hampton court, belong-seale-ing to the bishoprike of Winchester. The cardinall -demanded of them their commission that gaue them such authoritie, who answered againe, that they were sufficient commissioners, and had authoritie to doo no lesse by the kings mouth. Notwithstanding, he would in no wise agree in that behaife, without further knowledge of their authoritie, saieng; that the great seale was deliuered him by the kings person, to inioy the ministration thereof, with the roome of the chancellor for the terme of his life, whereof for his suertie he had the kings letters patents.
This matter was greatlie debated betweene them with manie great words, in so much that the dukes were faine to depart againe without their purpose, and rode to Windsore to the king, and made report accordinglie; but the next daie they returned againe, bringing with them the kin^s letters. Then the Thecardi-
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cardinall deliuered vnto them the great seale, andged of the was content to depart simplie, taking with him no- ^reat-seale-thing but onelie certeine prouision for his house: and after long talke betweene him and the dukes, they departed with the great seale of England, and brought the same to the king. Then the cardinall called all The cardi-1 his officers before him, and tooke accompt of them for all such stuffe, whereof they had charge. And in his gallerie were set diuerse tables, wherevpon laie a great number of goodlie rich stuffe, as whole peeces of silke of all colours, veluet, sattin, damaske, taffata, VOL. iv.(a) G
to accounts.