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A02858	The life, and raigne of King Edward the Sixt Written by Sr. Iohn Hayward Kt. Dr. of Lawe.	Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.	1630 (1630)	STC 12998; STC 12997a.5; ESTC S122951	125,151	202

heare matters of greatest moment debated because in these high passages nothing was thought to be done truly with maiesty nothing agreeable to the dignity of the state but in the presence of the King Generally all the counsaile agreed that none of them should make suit to the King for land or forfeitures aboue xx l or for reuersion of leases or any other extraordinary matter vntill the state of his Reuenewes should be further knowen Besides these commissions another went forth to ouersee and order the Kinges reuenewes and to cut off superfluous charges to ouersee all courts especially those of new erection as the court of augmentation and of first fruits and tenths and to prouide that the reuenewes were answered euery halfe yeare another went forth for debts owing to the King and to take accompt of paiments since the 35 of K. Henry the 8 th and in what manner the King had beene deceiued either by not accompting or accompting falsely Another also for taking away needlesse B●…ulwarkes by vertue whereof diuerse were dimolished vpon the sea coasts in peace chargeable and little seruiceable in warre And further for more orderly and speedy dispatch of causes the King deliuered to his counsaile these Articles following 1 That all suits ' petitions and common warrants deliuered to the priuy counsell be considered by them on mundaies in the afternoone and answered o●… saturdaies in the afternoone and that those daies and no other be assigned to that purpose 2 That such suits and petitions as pertaine to any courts of law be referred to those courts where properly they are triable others to be determined with expedition 3 That in making warrants for money it be forseene that they be not for such matters as may be dispatched by warrants dormant least by such meanes accompts should be vncertaine 4 That vpon Sundaies they intend publique affaires of the Realme dispatch answeres to letters for good order of the state and make full dispatches of all things concluded the w●…cke before Prouided that they be present at common praier 5 That on Sunday night the Secretaries or one of them deliuer to the King a memoriall of such things as are to be debated by the priuy counsaile and he to appoint certaine of them to be debated vpon seuerall daies viz. Munday afternoone Tuesday wensday Thursday and Friday beforenoone 6 That on friday afternoone they shall make a collection of such things as haue beene done the fower daies before what they haue concluded and what the time suffered not to peruse Also the principall reasons which moued them to conclude of such matters as seemed doubtfull 7 That on Saturday before noone they present this collection of the King and enquire his pleasure vpon all things which they haue concluded and also vpon all priuate suits 8 That none of the priuy counsell depart the court for longer time then two daies vnlesse eight of the counsell remaine behind and vnlesse the King haue notice thereof 9 That they make no assembly in counsell vnlesse they be to the number of foure at the least 10 That if they assemble to the number of fower and vnder the number of sixe then they may reason or examine the commodities or inconueniences of matters proposed and make things plaine which seeme diffused at the first opening and if they agree then at the next full assembly of sixe a perfect conclusion thereof shall be made 11 That if there be vnder fower and a matter arriseth requiring expedition they shall declare it to the King but not giue answere vnlesse it requires extraordinary hast 12 That if such matters shall arise as it shall please the King to heare the same debated warning shall be giuen that the more may be present 13 That if such matter arise as cannot be ended without long debating the counsaile shall not intermeddle with other causes vntill they haue concluded the same 14 That no priuate suit be entermedled with great affaires but shall be heard on Mundaies only 15 That when matters for scantnesse of time be only discussed and not brought to an end then it shall be noted to what point the businesse is brought and what haue beene the principall reasons that when it shall be treated againe it may the sooner come to conclusion 16 That in tedious or difficult matters two or three or more may be appointed to prepare and report the same that being lesse cumbrous and defuse they may the more easily be dispatched 17 That no warrant for reward aboue 40 l or businesse or affaires aboue 100 l passe but vnder the Kings signet 18 That if vpon aduertisements or other occasions matters of great importance appeare which require hast such matters shall be considered and determined notwithstanding those Articles which appoint businesse for seuerall daies so as this order be not generally or commonly broken Assuredly albeit the King declared both his iudgment and his diligence and care of affaires of the realme Yet is there one rule more and not by him neglected for all great officers which if it be not sufficient in itselfe to hold matters in order yet are no rules sufficient without it And this is to choose persons both for ability and integrity well reputed albeit happily they be not alwaies vsed For besides that these will be a rule to themselues it is a great satisfaction to the people and keepeth them both from murmuring and curious enquiring into counsailes of State which is neuer good and often dangerous when they know or at least suppose matters to passe vnder such mens iudgements In theese times it was conceiued by many that by erecting of a Mart in England the realme would be much enriched and made more famous and lesse obnoxious to other countries The time was then esteemed fit by reason of the warres betweene the Emperor and the French King The places deemed most meete were Hull for the east countries and Southampton for the South London was thought no ill place but Southampton was iudged most conuenient for the first beginning This matter detained the Lords of the counsell in a deliberation both serious and long with great strength and variety of reasons on both sides which because they may giue some light to the like question which in times ensuing may happily againe be set on foot I will here declare them in the same manner as they were collected by the King Against the Mart these octiections were made 1 That strangers could haue no accesse into England by land which they had at Antwerp where the Mart then was 2 That the ill working of English cloaths made them lesse esteemed abroad 3 That the great quantity of English cloathes in Flanders would make them lesse desired from hence 4 That the Merchants had then established their dwelling places at Antwerp 5 That other Nations would forbeare their resort into England for a while vpon commandement of the Emperor 6 That the deniall of the requests of the Merchants of the Stilliard

without either any sensible in●…nding or impairing for a time At the last a Gentlewoman vnworthy to be named but accounted to be a schoole-mistresse 〈◊〉 the purpose offered her seruice assuredly to cure him in case he were committed wholly to her hand hereto the Physitians would in no case afford their aduice because as she could giue no reason either of the nature of the disease or of the part afflicted so shee would not declare the meanes whereby shee intended to worke th●… cu●… After some ●…he 〈◊〉 of deliberation among the Councell it was resolued that the Physitians should be discharged and the cure committed to her alone the apparant defect both of her iudgement and experience ioyned to the weightinesse of the aduenture caused many to maruell and some deeply to suspect that shee was but an instrument of mischiefe this surmise was strongly confirmed within a very short time ensuing when the King did fall into desperate extremities his vitall parts were mortally stuffed which brought him to a difficultie of speech and of breath his legs swelled his pulse failed his skin changed colour and many other horrid symptomes appeared Then were the Physitians called againe who espying him in that fearefull estate departed from him with a sad silence leauing him to the miserable mercy of neere approaching death some of these whispered among their priuate friends that they were called for fashion only but neither their aduice nor appliances were any deale regarded but the King had beene ill dealt with more than once and that when by the benefit both of his youth and of carefull meanes there was faire means of his recouery he was againe more strongly ouerlaid Yet as crueltie and wrong neuer stand secure so the Duke thought one thing more expedient for assuring his designes and that was to draw the Lady Mary wholly into his power to this purpose Letters were directed to her in the Kings name from the Councell willing her forth with to resort to the King as well to be a comfort to him in his sicknesse as to see all matters well ordered about him the Ladie suspecting no lurking mischiefe addressed herselfe with all speed to the iourney expressing great ioy that either her company or her seruice should be esteemed needfull to the King but as she was vpon the way and within halfe a daies ●…ourney of London her foot readie to slip into the s●…are shee receiued aduice both of the Kings desperate estate and of the Dukes designments against her whereupon she returned in haste to her house at Houeden where in a short time shee heard how ●…o pro●…table her iourney would haue beene to London So the King hauing long wrastled with a lingring and tormenting sicknesse at the last his spirits yeelded to the malice of his disease which as with great patience hee did endure so with no lesse piet●…e did he end it many feruent prayers hee made both for himselfe and for the people of his Realmes and some when he was esteemed almost past sense and so spent his last breath in committing his sweet soule into the Almighties hands which had created it He died at Greenwich vpon Thursday the sixth day of Iuly in the yeare 1553. and in the seuenteenth yeare of his age when he had raigned six yeares fiue moneths and nine dayes two dayes his death was concealed to open a straight way for the Dukes crooked purposes his body was buried vpon the ninth of August in the same yeare in the Chappell of Saint Peters Church in Westminster and laid neere to the body of King Henry the seuenth his Grand-father THIS HISTORY I HAVE BVILT FOR THE MONVMENT OF HIS VNPERISHABLE FAME FINIS LONDON Printed for IOHN PARTRIDGE and are to be sold at his Shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Sunne 1630. 1537 Plin. lib. 7. cap. 9. Plin. 16. Fest. lib. 3. Solin ca. 4. r●…r mem Prob. in epit l. 10. Valerij Liv. dec 1. lib. 2. Sil. Ital. lib. 13. Hermo in castig Plin. loco cod Lib. 10 Lib. 7. Lib. 7. c. 53. Caes. 2. Gallic Conest 6. Deut. 20. Cap. 25. Gen. 3. 17. * Or happely yeare