SInce I have never dissembled, nor hid my Consci­ence, and that I am not yet satisfied with the alte­ration of Religion, to which you desire my consent, I will not yet lose time in giving reasons, which are too obvious to every body, why it is fit for me to be atten­ded by some of my Chaplaines, whose opinions, as Clergy men, I esteeme and reverence; not only for the exercise of my Conscience, but also for clearing of my judgement concerning the present differences in Reli­gion; as I have at full declared to Master Marshall and his Fellow-Minister: having shewed them, that it is the best and likeliest meanes of giving me satisfaction, which without it I cannot have in these times: Where­by the distractions of this Church may be the better [Page 2] setled. Wherefore I desire that, at least, two of these Reverend Divines, whose names I have here set downe, may have free liberty to wait upon me, for the discharge of their duty unto me, according to their function.

• B. London.
• B. Salisbury.
• B. Peterborough.
• D. Shelden, Clerk of my Closet.
• D. March, Deane of York.
• D. Sanderson.
• D. Baily.
• D. Heywood.
• D. Beale.
• D. Fuller.
• D. Hammond.
• D. Tailer.

IT being now seventeene dayes since I wrote to you from hence, and not yet receiving any answer to what I then desired, I cannot but now againe renew the same unto you. And indeed concerning any thing but the necessary duty of a Christian, I would not thus at this time trouble you with any of my desires. But my being attended with some of my Chaplaines, whom I esteeme and reverence, is so necessary for me, even con­sidering my present condition, whether it be in relation to my conscience, or a happy settlement of the present distractions in Religion, that I will slight divers kinds of censures, rather then not to obtaine what I demand; nor shall I doe you the wrong, as, in this, to doubt the obtaining of my wish, it being totally grounded upon reason. For desiring you to consider (not thinking it needfull to mention) the divers reasons, which no Chri­stian can be ignorant of, for point of conscience, I must assure you that I cannot, as I ought, take in considerati­on those alterations in Religion, which have and will be offered unto me, without such help as I desire; because I can never judge rightly of, or be altered in, any thing of my opinion, so long as any ordinary way of finding our the truth is denyed me; but when this is granted me, I promise you faithfully not to strive for victory in Argument, but to seeke and submit to Truth (accor­ding [Page 4] to that judgment which God hath given me) al­wayes holding it my best and greatest conquest to give contentment to my Two Houses of Parliament in all things, which, I conceive, not to be against my consci­ence, or honour; not doubting likewise but that you wil be ready to satisfie me in reasonable things, as I hope to find in this particular, concerning the attendance of my Chaplaines upon me.