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The court of King James the First / by Dr. Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester; to which are added, letters illustrative of the personal history of the most distinguished characters in the court of that monarch and his predecessors. Now first published from the original manuscripts. By John S. Brewer.

  • Godfrey Goodman
Date:
1839
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Credit: The court of King James the First / by Dr. Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester; to which are added, letters illustrative of the personal history of the most distinguished characters in the court of that monarch and his predecessors. Now first published from the original manuscripts. By John S. Brewer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and if all had been proved, as nothing’ was for all passed in private between the King and Bristol, yet I did think that Bristol had not therein offended against any laws of this king- dom. For the manner was punctually thus: that Bristo] had no hand in the prince’s coming. over to Spain, is most certain; that he had no _ knowledge of it whereby he should prevent it, is most certain: only, as I take it, he had the knowledge thereof about a week before his coming, when the prince was on his journey, that he might provide and prepare his house to give him entertainment, But when the King was now well rested, some three or four days after his coming thither, being now at good leisure and walking with Bristol in the gallery both alone, upon the sudden Bristol falls on his knee. The prince wondered at it; then Bristol spoke unto him in this manner: “If it please your highness, we desire to do all the good offices we can, yet are not able to do them that service which they may expect from us, unless we do fully know their intentions and the end which they aim at, that so we may direct our whole course accord- ingly ; and that I may not herein be wanting to my uttermost endeavours, I shall humbly de- sire your highness to give me leave to ask one
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