hitherto you have been) by his instructions; for that is best for yourself. For the King's care and thoughts concerning you are according to the thoughts of a great King; whereas your thoughts concerning yourself are and ought to be according to the thoughts of a modest man. But let me not weary you. The sum is that you think goodness the best part of greatness; and that you remember whence your rising comes, and make return accordingly. God ever keep you. GORHAMBURY, August 12th, 1616 CHARGE TO JUSTICE HUTTON From 'Letters and Life,' by James Spedding _Mr. Serjeant Hutton_: The King's most excellent Majesty, being duly informed of your learning, integrity, discretion, experience, means, and reputation in your country, hath thought fit not to leave you these talents to be employed upon yourself only, but to call you to serve himself and his people, in the place of one of his Justices of the court of common pleas. The court where you are to serve, is the local centre and heart of the laws of this realm. Here the subject hath his assurance by fines and recoveries. Here he hath his fixed and invariable remedies by _praecipes_ and writs of right. Here Justice opens not by a by-gate of privilege, but by the great gate of the King's original writs out of the Chancery. Here issues process of outlawry; if men will not answer law in this centre of law, they shall be cast out of the circle of law. And therefore it is proper for you by all means with your wisdom and fortitude to maintain the laws of the realm. Wherein, nevertheless, I would not have you head-strong, but heart-strong; and to weigh and remember with yourself, that the twelve Judges of the realm are as the twelve lions under Solomon's throne; they must be lions, but yet lions, under the throne; they must shew their stoutness in elevating and bearing up the throne. To represent unto you the lines and portraitures of a good judge:--The first is, That you should draw your learning out of your books, not out of your brain. 2. That you should mix well the freedom of your own opinion with the reverence of the opinion of your fellows. 3. That you should continue the studying of your books, and not to spend on upon the old stock. 4. That you should fear no man's face, and yet not turn stoutness into bravery. 5. That you should be truly impartial, and not so as men may see affection through fine carriage. 6. That you be a light to jurors to open their eyes, but not a guide to lead them by the noses. 7. That you affect not the opinion of pregnancy and expedition by an impatient and catching hearing of the counselors at the bar. 8. That your speech be with gravity, as one of the sages of the law; and not talkative, nor with impertinent flying out to show learning.