To the final and vii^{th} cause wher_e_ ye lay[814] vnto the charge of o_ur_ sou_er_aine, that he hath vnkyndly entreacted you . w_i_t_h_ grevous word_es_ and terrible letters for shewing his grace trowthe in his greate mater, whereby ye wer_e_ disco_m_forted to shewe vnto him the nu_n_nys reuelations. I beleue that I know the king_es_ goodnes and natural gentilnes so well, that his grace wold not so vnkyndly handle you, as you vnkyndly write of him, onles ye gave him other causes than be expressed in yo_ur_ lett_er_s. And what so eu_er_ the king_es_ grace hath sayed or writen vnto you heretofore, yet that notw_i_t_h_stonden, ye wer_e_ neverthelesse bounden to vtt_er_ to him thees p_er_nicious reuelations. Finally Wher_e_ ye desir_e_ for the passion of christ that ye be no mor_e_ quykkened in this mater for if ye be put to that straite ye wyl not lose yo_ur_ soule, but ye wyl speke as yo_ur_ co_n_science ledeth you w_i_t_h_ many moo word_es_ of greate curraige. My lord if ye had taken my counsel sent vnto you by yo_ur_ brother and folowed the same, submitting yo_ur_self by yo_ur_ letters to the king_es_ grace for yo_ur_ offenses in this behalf, I wold haue trusted that ye shuld never be quykkened in this mat_er_ mor_e_. But now wher_e_ ye take vpon you to defe_n_de the hole mater as ye wer_e_ in no default. I cannot so far p_ro_mise you[815]. And suerly my lord if the mat_er_ co_m_ to triall: yo_ur_ owne co_n_fession in thes l_ette_res besid_es_ the wittnes whiche be against you wolbe sufficient to co_n_demne you Wher_e_for my lord I wol eftsones aduise you that laying apart al suche excuses as ye haue alleged in yo_ur_ letters whiche in my_n_ opinion be of smal effect as I haue declared ye beseche the king_es_ grace by yo_ur_ lett_er_s to be yo_ur_ graciou[s] lord, and to remitte vnto you yo_ur_ negligence ouersight and offence co_m_mitted against his his[816] highnes in this behalf And I dar_e_ vndertake that his highenes shal benignely accepte you into his gracious fauor, al mat_er_s of displeasir_e_ past affor_e_ this tyme forgoten and forgyven. [817]As towching the speking of yo_ur_ conscience, it is thought that ye haue writen and haue spoken as muche as ye can . and . many thing_es_ (as som right probably beleaue) against yo_ur_ owne co_n_science. And men report that at the Last conuocation ye spake many thing_es_ whiche ye could not wel defende. And therefor it is not greatly ferede what ye can sey or write in that mat_er_. howsoeu_er_ ye be quykkened or strayted And if ye had taken _etc._ 69. ‹CROMWELL› TO ‹THE SHERIFF OF YORKSHIRE›. R.O. Cal. vii. 383. Mar. 28 ‹1534›. In order to prevent any infringement of the King’s rights in the lands of Sir John Dunham, lately deceased, the council considers it expedient that those persons who dwell near the lands should be impanelled to inquire for the King.