MY present condition is not unknown to the whole world, yet by few piti­ed, or deplored. The righteous God best knowes the lustice of my sufferings; on whom both in life and death I will ever de­pend, the last of which shall be unto me most welcome, in that my life is now burthensome unto me, my mind attended with variety of sad and grievous thoughts, my soule conti­nually vexed with anxieties and troubles, groaning under the burthen of a displeased Parliament, my name disperst, and grosly abu­sed, [Page 2] by the multiplicity of libellous Pam­phlets, and my selfe debar'd from my wonted accesse to the best of Princes, and 'tis vox populi that I am popishly affected. How earnest I have been in my disputations, exhortations, and otherwise, to quench such sparks, lest they should become Coales, I hope after my death you will all acknowledge, yet, in the midst of all my afflictions, there is nothing hath so neerely touch't me, as the remembrance of your free and joyfull acceptance of me to be your Chancellour, and that I am now shut up from being able to doe you that service, which you might justly expect from mee; When I first received this honour, intended to have carried it with mee to my Grave, nei­ther were my hopes any lesse, since the Par­liament by his Majesties command commit­ted me to this Royall Prison; But sith (by reason of matters of greater consequence yet in hand) the Parliament is pleased to precra­stinate my tryall, I doe hereby as thankefully resigne my office of being Chancellour, as ever I received that dignity, entreating you to elect [Page 3] some Honourable person, who upon all occa­sions may be ready to serve you, and I be­seech God send you such a one, as may doe all things for his glory, and the furtherance of your most famous Vniversitie. This is the continuall prayer of