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in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o my_o soul_n it_o please_v his_o highness_n of_o his_o especial_a goodness_n to_o discharge_v and_o disburden_v i_o thereof_o now_o all_o this_o his_o highness_n favour_n isay_n thus_o bountiful_o extend_v &_o so_o long_o continue_v towards_o mâ—…_n consider_v as_o it_o ought_v in_o my_o mind_n be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v this_o slanderous_a surmise_n of_o m._n rich_a so_o wrongful_o swear_v against_o i_o when_o sir_n thomas_n more_o have_v thus_o speak_v m._n rich_a see_v himself_o so_o disprove_v and_o his_o credit_n so_o fòu_o disgrace_v cause_v sir_n richard_n southwell_n &_o m._n palmer_n who_o be_v also_o present_a at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o conference_n in_o his_o chamber_n to_o be_v swear_v what_o word_n have_v pass_v betwixt_o they_o whereupon_o m._n palmer_n upon_o his_o deposition_n say_v that_o he_o be_v so_o busy_a in_o put_v up_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n book_n into_o a_o sack_n that_o he_o take_v no_o heed_n of_o their_o speech_n sir_n richard_n southwell_n likewise_o upon_o his_o deposition_n say_v that_o because_o he_o be_v only_o appoint_v to_o look_v unto_o the_o conveyance_n of_o his_o book_n he_o give_v no_o great_a ear_n unto_o what_o they_o say_v after_o this_o many_o other_o reason_n &_o argument_n be_v allege_v by_o sir_n thomas_n more_o in_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o innocency_n &_o to_o the_o discredit_n of_o m._n rich_a in_o the_o foresaid_a point_n notwithstanding_o all_o which_o the_o jury_n find_v he_o guilty_a and_o immediate_o upon_o their_o verdict_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n for_o that_o business_n there_o chief_a commissioner_n begin_v to_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n against_o he_o sir_n tho._n more_o say_v unto_o he_o my_o lord_n when_o i_o myself_o be_v towards_o the_o law_n the_o manner_n in_o such_o case_n be_v to_o ask_v the_o prisoner_n before_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n why_o judgement_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v against_o he_o whereupon_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n stay_v the_o sentence_n wherein_o he_o have_v partly_o begin_v to_o proceed_v demand_v of_o he_o what_o he_o be_v able_a to_o say_v for_o himself_o to_o the_o contrary_a then_o sir_n tho._n more_n in_o this_o sort_n most_o humble_o make_v answer_n for_o asmuch_o as_o my_o lord_n quoth_v he_o this_o judgement_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n direct_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o his_o holy_a church_n the_o supreme_a government_n of_o which_o or_o any_o part_n thereof_o no_o â—…emporall_a prince_n may_v presume_v by_o aâ—…y_o temporal_a law_n to_o take_v upoâ—…_n he_o as_o rightful_o belonginâ—…_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o râ—…me_n a_o spirttuall_a preheminencâ—…_n confer_v and_o grant_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o ouâ—…_n saviour_n himself_o