12. Novembris, 37. Henrici Octavi.

THe King granted unto Sir William Paget, principall Secretary of State, and John Ma­son French Secretary, and the longer liver of them, an Office called, Officium Magistri Nunciorum Cursorum five Postarum tam in­fra Regnum nostrum Angliae, quam in quibus­cunque alijs partibus transmarinis in nostro do­minio existentibus, with a Pension of 66. li. 13. s. 4 d. per annum, To hold, occupie, and enjoy, by themselves, or their sufficient Deputie, or Deputies, during their owne lives, or the life of the longer liver of them, with all profits, commodities, and ad­vantages belonging to the said Office, in such ample and large manner and forme, as Sir Brian Tuke Knight, or any other per­son, or persons in the said Office, had received or enjoyed for the execution of it.

4 May, 9. Elizabethae. The Queene grants unto Thomas Randolph the same Office in these words, Officium Magistri nunciorum & cursorum communiter vocatum Postarum nostra­rum tam Infra Regnum nostrum Angliae, quam in quibuscunque alijs partibus transmarinis in Nostro Dominio existentibus, with the same Pension of 66. li. 13. s. 4. d. per annum, to ho [...] [...]s a­foresaid, in as ample manner and forme as John Mason, or any other that enjoyed the said Office, &c.

14. Septembris 1569. Thomas Randolph in vertue of the a­foresaid Grant, makes a Deputation to Rafaell Vandeput to be the Merchant Strangers Post within the citie of London, to enjoy it with all the profits and priviledges that Christian Susling enjoyed.

21. Junii. 22. Elizabethae, the Queene made a Grant of the same office unto John Lord Stanhope, in the same words of Offi­cium Magistri nunciorum & cursorum communiter vocatum Po­starum nostrarum tam infra Regnum nostrum Angliae, quam in quibuscunque aliis partibus transmarinis in nostro dominio existen­tibus, with the same Pension, and with all the profits, commodi­ties, and advantages in as ample manner and forme, as Sir John Mason, Thomas Randalph, or any body else who had formerly enjoyed the said Office.

18. Decembris. 1. Jacobi & Anno Domini, 1603. John Lord Stanhope, In vertue of the former Grant makes a Deputation unto Mathew Dequester for his life, to be the Merchant strangers Post-within the city of London, to enjoy it with all profits and priviledges in as ample manner as Rafaell Vandeput had done before him.

25. Julii 5. Jacobi, John Lord Stanhope having surrendered his former Grant, the King makes a new Grant of the same Of­fice, unto the said John Lord Stanhope, and Charles his Sonne, in the very same words, to hold and enjoy during both their lives, & the longer liver of them by themselves, or their sufficient De­putie or Deputies with the same Pension, and all other profits, regards, diet, commodities, and advantages belonging or per­taining unto the said Office, in as ample manner and forme as Sir John Mason, Thomas Randolph, or the same John Lord Stan­hope himselfe or any body else in the said Office had formerly enjoyed.

13. Aprill, 17. Jacobi, The King (as is alleadged) erects a new Office of Postmaster of England for forraine parts, out of his Majesties Dominions, conferring it upon Matthew Dequester, the father, and Matthew Dequester the Sonne, for their lives, or the longer liver of them, with power and authotitie to them­selves, sufficient deputie or Deputies, servant, or servants, to have the sole taking up, sending, or conveying of all packets and letters concerning the service of us, our heires, and succes­sors, and of all other packets and letters, to have the nominating and appointing of Posts and Cariers necessary and convenient, as well within the Realm of England, as in any forreine parts, for the conveying, exporting, and importing such letters & packets, [Page 3] as aforesaid, and from time to time demand and take for the exe­cution of the said Office for their paines of the parties that should imploy them, all and every the like summe and summes of mony, rewards, Rates, and emolluments, respectively as then were, and afterwards should be lawfully, or usually taken, for, or in respect of doing or performing of the same or the like businesse, &c.

15. Martii 7. Caroli, The King reciting the former Patent, and taking notice that Matthew Dequester the sonne was dead, and M. Dequester the father still living, grants a Reversion of the said Office unto William Frizell, & M. Thomas Witherings for both their lives, or the longer liver of them, to beginne immediatly af­ter the death of Matthew Dequester the father, and to receive the same benefits, Emollumants and rewards specified in Dequesters Patent aforegoing, &c.

25. Aprilis 13. Caroli, Charles Lord Stanhope was command­ed to bring his Letters Patents to the Councell Table.

22. Junii, 13. Caroli, Patent of Mr. Witherings a Monopoly, prohibiting all others to carry Letters but himselfe. The King (as is alleadged) creates, and erects a new Office, to be called The Letter Office of England, de­claring there should be one Officer from time to time appointed to receive, and send all Letters to and fro within his Majesties Dominions of England, Scotland, and Ireland, where the said Officer shall settle Posts, except such Letters as shall be sent by common knowne Carriers, along with their Carts, Wagons, or Pack-horses, and a letter or more sent by a Messenger on purpose, or by a friend, to have and take for Postage and con­veyance thereof certaine rates therein specified: and this Of­fice the King grants unto Master Thomas Witherings during his naturall life to bee exercised by himselfe, his Deputies or As­signes, and the said Master Witherings at the same time cove­nanting to pay unto certaine Postmasters of the foure principall Rodes of England, certaine summes of money amounting to 2053. li. 11. s. 4. d. according to a Schedule thereto annexed, for which summes of money they were bound to runne in post, and carrie once a weeke both inwards and outwards the Maile or Mailes of Letters without further charge and allowance.

1. Julii. 13. Caroli, The King grants unto Sir John Cooke, and Sir Francis Wind banke, Knights, principall Secretaries of State, Officium Magistri Nunciorum, & cursorum communiter vocatum Postarum, nostrarum infra dominica nostra, with a Pension of 66. [Page 4] li. 13. s. 4. d. per annum, and all other profits, Rights, Regards, Diets, Commodities, and advantages belonging or appertaining unto the said Office, to hold and enjoy the premises by themselves, or by their Deputie or Deputies during their lives, or the longer liver of them in the said Office of principall Secretaries of State, in as ample manner and forme as Sir Iohn Mason, Thomas Ran­dolph, Iohn Lord Stanhope, or any other that formerly had or en­joyed the said Office: and further declares, that for the future, the said Office shall be joyned and annexed unto the Office or place of chiese Secretaries of State for the time being successively, &c.

Lord Stanhope and his prede­cessors Post­masters gene­rall of England for 80. yeares. By the fore-recited Patents, it appeares how Charles Lord Stanhope and his predecessors in the Office were Controllers or Postmasters generall of England, from the 37. of Henry the 8. untill the 17. of King Iames, which is about fourescore yeares, and the deceased Lord Stanhope did not onely by himselfe and depu­ties enjoy the said Office without disturbance for thirtie yeares together, but by vertue thereof in December 1603. makes a Deputation unto Matthew Dequester for his life, Mr. Dequester, Lord Stanhopes Deputy. to be the Mer­chant Strangers Post within the city of London, under whom in subordination to the L. Stanhope were nine other, called the forrain Posts or Curriers, who by turnes went to and fro into France, Flanders, and Holland, with all packets, and letters, both of the State, and particular Merchants, and Matthew Dequester conti­nually by his place reciding at the Office in London, at the arri­vall of each forreigne Post or Currier, Nine Curriers or Forreigne Posts. received the Letters, and distributed them abroad unto Merchants, and likewise col­lecting the Merchants letters, delivered them to the Curriers to be exported, and for this labour and paines of his, had a noble a voyage of each Currier inwards, Dequester had only one tenth part of the fruits out­wards, and a noble each voyage in­wards. and the tenth part of all the pro­fits outwards, the Curriers enjoying the rest themselves, and this appeares by sundry Proclamations, the originall Deputation un­to Matthew Dequester under Iohn Lord Stanhops hand, 18. Decem. 1603. Matthew Dequesters owne hand writing, and the deposi­tion of thousands still living if it were needfull. Matthew Deque­ster having thus managed the Office for the forraine Letters, as deputie to the Lord Stanhope about 20. yeares, Dequester be­traying the Lord Stanhope whose servant he had beene for 20. yeares. either out of vaine­glory, covetousnes, or some sinister respects, or other, finds means to informe the King how the Lord Stanhops Patent was only for services to be done in forreine parts within the Kings Dominions; [Page 5] and hereupon under 13. Aprill 17. Iacobi the King makes a Grant unto Mat. Dequester the father, and Mat. Dequester the sonne, for their lives, or the longer liver of them to be Postmasters of England for services to be done in forreinparts being out of his Majesties Domi­nions, and by vertue thereof pretended to settle Posts and Carriers within his Majesties Dominions of England, and began effectual­ly to carry to and fro within the Kingdome, all such Letters and Packets, as were to goe out or come from abroad, by force and vertue of the aforesaid Grant: about which time Iohn Lord Stan­hope dying, Charles Lord Stanhope having notice hereof, made opposition, whereupon on the 19. of December 21. Iacobi, the King by his Letters Patents declares, that sithence the making of the said Letters Patents the 17 Iacobi. Charles Lord Stanhope of Harington made complaint that the said Grant unto De­quester did trench into the office which the said Charles Lord Stanhope held of Postmaster generall, as well within the King­dome of England, as in whatsoever parts beyond the seas within his Majesties Dominions; his Majestie was pleased to referre the said complaint unto William late Earle of Penbrooke, Sir George Calvert, principall Secretary of State, Sir Thomas Coventry his Majesties Attorny Generall, and Sir Robert Heath his Majesties Soliciter Generall, who certified under their hands, that the said Lord Stanhopes Grant of Master of his Majesties Posts did extend but to such services as were to be done in the Realme of England, Lord Stanhopes Grant extend to all services to be done within his Ma­jesties Domi­ons. and others his said Majesties Dominions, and that Dequesters Patent extended onely to services to be done out of his Maje­sties Dominions; Master Dequester notwithstanding continuing to incroach upon the priviledges of Charles Lord Stanhope Post­master Generall of England, Dequesters Pa­tent extended onely to servi­ces to be done out of his Ma­jesties Domi­nions. and other his Majesties Domini­ons, the said Lord petitions King Iames of happy memory for leave to trie his title at Law, and having commenced a sute, af­ter along Evidence obtaines a Verdict in Hillary Terme, 22. Ia­cobi for the validitie of his owne Patent against Dequesters, A Verdict in the Kings Bence for the Lord Stanhopes Patent against Dequester. but the said Charles Lord Stanhope being still deluded, was constrai­ned to petition our gratious Soveraigne that now is; Copies of which Petitions, together with his Majesties Reference, and the Report thereupon, extracted from the Originall, hereafter fol­low.

NOtwithstanding this benigne Reference from his Majesty, and so ample and just a Report made by so many Honoura­ble Personages, the power and subtilty of Matthew Dequester was such, as the Lord Stanhope was still deluded by him; Whereupon Henry Billingsley, Deputy to the said Lord Stanhope, was forced severall times to have recourse unto the Parliament, quarto Ca­roli, Copy of his second Petition being this that followes; toge­ther with an Order of the Commons House thereupon, and Re­port of the Committee appointed in that behalfe.

This Committee having taken information of the businesse, declared how Dequester procured his Patent from the King by untrue suggestions, and that the imprisonment of Billin sley by Dequester was uniust, the rather in regard a verdict at Law had passed against the said Dequester therein, as more at large in the Report it selfe, which followes.

THus was the Patent of Dequester on all sides found uniust, and the Ho­nour [...]ble House of Commons having then daclared and adiudged the same a grievance, would no doubt have put the Lord Stanhope againe in pos­session, had not that Parliament been unhappily dissolved within two dayes af­ter the said Report was made.

But Dequester, though incessantly opposed by so much right and reason, did so often imp [...]ison Billingsley, and perplexe him otherwise, as was his utter un­doing in the end, and by that meanes continued by himselfe the execution of his unduly got Patent, till the 20. of Febr. 1631. which was twelve yeares: and it is remarkable, that Dequester during all the time, did neither more nor lesse about Services to be done out of his Maiesties Dominions, which was the Tenure of the Kings immediate Grant unto himselfe, than what he did before as Deputy to the Lord Stanhope for twenty yeares together.

But now under the 20. of Febr. 1631. as afores [...]id, Matthew Dequester makes a deputation of his forrame Postmastership concerning services to be don [...] out of his Majesties Dominions unto Mr. Thomas Witherings, with all rights and priviledges thereunto belonging, and then Covenants, that if he the said Mr Thomas Witherings, or his Assignes or any other, shall obtain a new Patent [...] forraine Posts and Curriers shall be co [...] [Page 12] and the said Mr. Witherings thereby also promises, that the number of the said nine Curriers shall not be encreased, but by him continued as then they were, with all the priviledges and benefits they then usually enjoyed.

[...]gs [...] Mr. Witherings by vertue of this deputation from Dequester, and the rever­sion granted Frizell and himselfe, the 15. of March following, 7. Coroli, be­ing in possession and exercise of the forraigne businesse, continued to make use of these nine forraigne Posts or Curriers some few moneths only, and then turned them all out of their imployment and office which they had purchased for their lives, and Mr. Witherings himself covenanted with Dequester as afore­said, to keep them in, by which device of his, he comes to enjoy the whole fruits of the forraigne office himselfe, who before was to have had not above the twentieth part, the other nineteene parts being divided betwixt these nine Curriers, who by this proiect may have suffered already about twenty thousand pounds sterling.

And if it be alleadged, as it may truly, that the said forraign Letters go now more speedily and orderly by this way of Stasfetta then formerly; yet it is as easily replyed, that though the good of the weale publique be in no kinde to be omitted, nor advancement of the office neglected, that in such case the im­provement of the office should be alike to all the interessed, and not some all, some none at all, especially in this case of the forraigne Curriers, who equally with Mr. Witherings had their offices for their lives, and better title derived from the Lord Stanhope; Whereas Mr. Witherings his was only from Mat­thew Dequester by deputation, or what Dequester had in reversion.

The Lord Stanhope and his Deputies being thus outed of their profits and employment about forraine services which their Predecessors Postmasters ge­nerall of England had for above fourescore yeares together enioyed uncon­trollably, did still continue to carry to and fro within the Kingdomes, all pac­kets of letters both of State and Subiects which were brought unto them for such rates and benefits as was agreed between the parties, every man being free to send his Letters by whom he would, and to pay as little as he could; and thus it continued till a little before 1637. 22. Junii, 13. Caroli, at which time Mr. Witherings upon misinformation obtaines a grant from the King, whereby he since pretends to carry all Letters himselfe, which how far it entrenches up­on the freemans liberty, will no doubt be duly weighed and considered of by the Parliament.

Matthew Dequester 17. of King James, upon the obtaining to be Postma­ster of England, for services to be done out of his Maiesties Dominions, al­ [...]eadged in his owne Patent, that the Lord Stanhopes grant was of service to be done within his Maiesties Dominions only, and so was content to let the Lord Stanhope have the inland businesse, which shewed at least he had some consci­ [...]nce, and would tell truth, though not the whole truth [...] [Page 13] businesse, by the same Law, and with as much equity, did Mr. Witherings turne his officers and his deputies out of the inland businesse, and yet both by De­quester and Mr. Witherings acknowledged to be postmaster generall of Eng­land, and all other his Maiesties Dominions.

The Lord Stanhope thus knowne to be postmaster of England, besides the continuall practice and prescription of his predecessors, for fourescore yeares together, the very title and sound of postmaster generall of England is suffici­ent to tell every one, that he and his deputies are they that should likely take charge and carry the Letters to and fro, so long as they are in England: Dequesters [...] fession of Lord Sta [...] Patent. And Matthew Dequester in his second Patent, 17. Jacobi, confessed himselfe to be Post­master for services only to be done out of England, and that the Lord Stanhopes grant and his Were of distinct places, one within his Majesties Dominions, the other without his Majesties Dominions, and yet he by vertue of this Patent for for­raigne services, and those to be done out of his Maiesties Dominions, where the King had no power to grant a priviledge, did totally abridge the Lord Stanhope and his deputies from medling within the Kings Dominions with any packets of Letters either of King or Subiect, which came from abroad into England, or went out of England into forraine parts.

Againe Mr. Witherings will not deny the Lord Stanhope to be postmaster ge­nerall of England, and the Posts of England to be his deputies, at least he pre­tends not to be such himselfe, and yet constrained the posts upon all the Rodes to carry his Mailes of Letters, suffering no body else to carry Letters but these posts deputies to the Lord Stanhope, Mr. Wither [...] oppression [...] the inland Posts. and appropriated the whole benefit unto himselfe, without the least acknowledgement unto the Lord Stanhope, or no­tice of the posts his deputies, unlesse it were to turne some of them out of their places, make others pay a second fine, and reduce the wages of the rest from above 4000. li. per annum, to 2053. li. besides the want of their arreares, being many thousand pounds, to the utter undoing of many families, as in their own Remonstrance more at large appeares.

But besides the invalidity of Mr. Witherings his patent derived from Deque­ster, which so plainly trenches upon the Lord Stanhope, who by that meanes was illegally put out of his possession, Mr. Wither [...] severall misdemeanour [...] Mr. Witherings was further accused of [...]undry misdemeanours; as first, opening of packets and letters: 2. Not ad­ [...]ising the Kings Ministers the receipt of their letters in due time. 3. Exaction [...]f greater postage of letters. 4. Exportation, or conniving at exportation of [...]old and goods unaccustomed, under colour of his office. 5. Not suffering [...]e officers to search his passage boate. 6. Not holding correspondency with [...]rraine postmasters for want of languages. 7. Not payment of duties to for­ [...]ine postmasters. 8. Misdemenours of his deputies and servants in both of­ [...] [...] [Page 14] Mailes for nothing. 13. Detaining some mens Letters longer then others. 14. Refusing to send away the Kings packets. 15. In making a Monopoly of his patent, by the ill execution of it. And last, of his not discharging of the trust the King reposed in him for execution of the said offices, and although all these reasons were not specified in [...]he sequestration, together with the nul­lity of Dequester and Master Witherings his patent, by a verdict in the Kings Bench, and the Committees Report to the Commons House of Parliament, 4. Caroli, a reference to two Honourable personages, and his Majesties At­turney, and Soliciter generall, the oppression of the 9. forraine posts, oppres­sion of all the inland posts. Carriers, Wagons, foot-posts, and others impri­soned and undone by Mr. Witherings, yet his Majesty, his privy Counsell, and the Secretaries of State were mad [...] therwith acquainted, as doth appeare by the originall petitions, and sundry passages at Counsell Table, how these were joyntly a meanes with those declared therein, to bring on the sequestration, which could not well have been deferred any longer: 1. Because the objecti­ons against Mr. Witherings were many. 2. Of a high and heinous nature. 3. In regard that offices of this kinde have a tacite condition and obligation annex­ed unto them of the officers good behaviour, and due performance, the failing wherein becomes a forfeiture, Ipso facto, and 4. Because the King was then upon departure for the North, and for good government of his owne affaires, and better usage of his subjects, both which were more liable to suffer in his Majesties absence, yet was it not intended that Mr. Witherings should be outed quite without a faire and legall triall, for at the same time the King gave order (as appeares) for a Bill to be put against him in Starchamber, the fruits of the offices being only retained in de posito for him, till he make good his Titile and cleare himselfe of the misdemeanours he was accused of, some whereof are iustified in the House of Commons, and at a Committee, and others, too tedi­ous for this discourse, will likewise be made appeare when the Committee pleases but to give leave; Yet since Mr. Whitherings is on a sudden so impor­tunate of dispatch, to give a touch hereof in briefe may perhaps, being sud­denly dispersed, more speedily informe the Honourable Court of Parlia­ment, and save them many a tedious and troublesome sitting.

That Letters have beene opened, quite miscarried, and some mens longe [...] detained than others, is proved in the House, partly viva voce, and partly by severall Letters, and a Petition from the English Merchants living in Italy▪ Now since, all this and much more may be done by M. Witherings in suc [...] manner, as will be impossible to be proved against him, that is, when there i [...] no witnesse by, in like cases to prevent inconveniences, such proofes are accepted of, as can be had which in this case must bee by obliging Mr. Withering [...] [...]

[...] [Page 15] Witherings should have writ to the Postmaster of Antwerpe, Venice, Man­tua, or from whence they came, Mr. Wit [...] chargea [...] all lett [...] [...] livered and that said Postmaster was to cleare himselfe for sending letters open, which diligence if Mr. Witherings cannot prove to have done so often as letters came open, he is to be charged with the opening of them himselfe, otherwise he may open them all, and as often as he please, and say he received them so from the Postmaster of Antwerp, and the Postmaster of Anwerp may open them at Antwerpe, and say it was the Post­master of England, and so the whole world be continually abused by a couple of Postmasters, there being no other possibility of redresse.

In like manner totall concealing, or detaining some mens letters longer then other some, falls flat upon Mr. Witherings, thus; Mr. W [...] charga [...] all lett [...] [...] tained All Letters directed from London to Venice, Mantua, Antwerp, or any other place, should be made up together by themselves in a bundle, and sealed with the Postmasters knowne seale, and from thence to London reciprocally; and if the severall bundles come thus to h [...]nd, sealed up, then will all letters of one date come together, and not miscarry, or be delaied; but if they come open, or sealed with a strange seale, then is Mr. Witherings to make the severall Postmasters respectively to cleare themselves; which diligence since Mr. Witherings proves not to have used, nor made a Role or Inventory of all letters, as he was commanded by his Majestie and privie Counsell, and practised by his predecessors, all miscarriage, and detaining some mens letters longer then others, must light upon Mr. Wi­therings, otherwise he and such Postmasters may delude the whole world, in quite concealing or longer withholding of their letters, just as in opening them at his pleasure, as aforesaid. But it is proved in the House, and acknowledged that Mr. Witherings did not seale up the Portmantle according to order of his Majestie, and Counsell Table, but left it open, by which meanes gold was con­veied out of the Kingdome, Gold [...] ed ou [...] kingd [...] Maste [...] [...] rings maile [...] as it is proved in the Honourable House of Com­mons, and the leaving open the Mailes, flatly signifies some such ill intent, or a most notorious carelesnesse, and neglect, in that the portmantle being open, as Mr. Witherings used to send it, every rascall postilion boy, or other, that had the said portmantle in his power, might be invited or inveigled to convey away his Maiesties packets, or fill his pockets with letters worth five or tenne pounds, or what he pleased, and deliver them to any Marriner or passenger in the packet Boat which went to Callis or Dunkerke, whether the said letters were directed, Carel [...] of Ma [...] [...]thering [...] the said Marriners or passenger might deliver them as well as the postmaster himselfe, and receive the ready money for them; now were it not that Mr. Witherings was contented to endanger his Maiesties packets and affaires, and run an imminent hazard of his owne losse, contrary to his Ma­iesties command, through the expectation of a farre greater unlawfull gain by transportation of gold, and other prohibited and unaccustomed goods, which is as well proved against him, as such deeds of darkensse can well bee, then [...] be so farre called in question▪ as make [Page 16] him altogether incapable to execute an Office of such trust and consequence.

Besides Mr. Witherings his refusall to send his Majesties packets, was so e­vident, as being but considered of, may chance make it a lesser evill, that Mr. Witherings his Offices (if his they be) be deposited (though otherwise il­ligally) in such hands as know better how to mannage them for him then him­selfe, rather then his Majesties packets should not be sent away, till Mr. Wi­therings had been convicted by a two or three termes sute at Law, in which in­terim the affaires of King and State might have suffered irreparably.

It is then humbly motioned unto the Honorable Committee, that though all the reasons here mentioned, with some others, were not specified in the seque­stration, since really they were motives thereunto, and well hoped by such as it concernes, that it will be found both just and equitable, especially with this supreme Court of equity, that those together with the rest be all examined be­fore the sequestration be removed.

But if Mr. Witherings doe still persist declining the triall of his Patent, and the examination of his misdemeanours, exagerating his illegall putting out, and importuning for a repossession, in case this Honorable Committee should be inclined thereto, may they please onely to reflect upon, [...]nhope [...]ed out how the Lord Stanhope (whose predecessours enjoyed these Offices for fourescore yeares, as is notorious to all the world) had the Broad Seal of England likewise, was put out of possession illegally, & that the same Law which M. Witherings, implores to put him in again, may be thought inclinable to repossesse the Lord Stanhope first, the rather in regard, that if the Lord Stanhope had not beene first turned out illegally Mr. Witherings had never come in at all, [...]se [...]erings [...]r [...]t all. as also because there is no Petition besides the Lord Stanhopes before this Honorable Court, which layes claim to either forrain or Inland Office, unlesse the Earle of Warwicks, a Copy of whose Deputation, in such case we humbly crave, and a competent time to answer to it, since the Lord Stanhops, and the Postmasters petitions have beene put in these twelve moneths, and the Earle of Warwicks not full twelve dayes since, which being but once taken notice of, we doe not onely hope, but rest assured it may stand with the Justice and Equity of this Supreme Assembly, to grant us our request, whereunto we must submit our selves howsoever.