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         Laud, William, 1573-1645.
      
       
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             The copie of a letter sent from VVilliam Lavd, Archbishop of Canterbury, the 28 of June, MDCXLI, unto the Universitie of Oxford specifying his willingnesse to resigne his chancellor-ship, and withall deploring his sad estate now in the time of his imprisonship.
             Laud, William, 1573-1645.
          
           [2], 2 p.
           
             s.n.]
             [S.l. :
             1641.
          
           
             A forgery of Laud's original letter. Not printed at Oxford.
             Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Laud, William, 1573-1645.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
        
      
    
       A49707  R23442  (Wing L581).  civilwar no The copie of a letter sent from VVilliam Laud Archbishop of Canterbury the 28. of June MDCXLI. unto the Universitie of Oxford: specifying, h Laud, William 1641    443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           THE
           COPIE
           OF
           A
           LETTER
           SENT
           From
           VVILLIAM
           LAVD
           
             Archbishop
          
           of
           
             Canterbury
          
           the
           28.
           of
           
             June
          
           MDCXLI
           .
           unto
           the
           
             Universitie
          
           of
           OXFORD
           :
           
             SPECIFYING
             ,
          
           His
           willingnesse
           to
           resigne
           his
           
             Chancellor-ship
             ,
          
           And
           withall
           deploring
           his
           sad
           Estate
           now
           in
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Imprisonment
           .
        
         
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           ,
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           
             Arch-Bishops
          
           Letter
           to
           the
           
             University
          
           of
           OXFORD
           ,
           declaring
           his
           willingnes
           to
           resigne
           up
           the
           
             Chancelorship
             .
          
           Dated
           
             June
          
           28.
           1641.
           
        
         
           MY
           present
           Condition
           is
           not
           unknowne
           to
           the
           whole
           world
           ,
           yet
           by
           few
           pittied
           ,
           or
           deplored
           ;
           The
           righteous
           
             God
          
           best
           knowes
           the
           justice
           of
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           on
           whom
           both
           in
           life
           and
           death
           ,
           I
           will
           ever
           depend
           ,
           the
           last
           of
           which
           shall
           be
           most
           welcome
           ,
           in
           that
           my
           life
           is
           now
           burthensome
           unto
           mee
           ,
           my
           mind
           attended
           with
           sad
           ,
           and
           grievious
           thoughts
           ,
           my
           soule
           continually
           vexed
           with
           anxiety
           &
           trouble
           ,
           groaning
           under
           the
           heavy
           burthen
           of
           a
           displeased
           
             Parliament
             ;
          
           my
           name
           disperst
           ,
           and
           grossely
           abused
           by
           the
           multiplicity
           of
           Libellous
           Pamphlets
           ,
           and
           my selfe
           bard
           from
           any
           wonted
           accesse
           to
           the
           best
           of
           Princes
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           
             vox
             populi
          
           that
           I
           am
           Popishly
           affected
           :
           How
           earnest
           I
           have
           beene
           in
           my
           disputations
           ,
           exhortations
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           ,
           to
           quench
           such
           sparks
           ,
           least
           they
           should
           become
           coales
           .
           I
           hope
           after
           my
           decease
           ,
           you
           will
           acknowledge
           ,
           yet
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           my
           afflictions
           
           there
           is
           nothing
           hath
           so
           nearely
           touched
           me
           ,
           as
           the
           remembrance
           of
           your
           free
           and
           joyfull
           acceptance
           of
           mee
           ,
           to
           be
           your
           
             Chancellour
             ,
          
           and
           that
           I
           am
           now
           shut
           up
           from
           being
           able
           to
           doe
           you
           that
           Service
           which
           you
           might
           justly
           expect
           from
           mee
           ,
           when
           I
           first
           received
           this
           honour
           ,
           I
           intended
           to
           have
           carryed
           it
           with
           mee
           to
           the
           Grave
           ,
           neither
           were
           my
           hopes
           any
           lesse
           ,
           since
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           by
           his
           Majesties
           Command
           ,
           committed
           mee
           to
           this
           Royall
           Prison
           .
        
         
           But
           sith
           (
           by
           reason
           of
           matters
           of
           greater
           consequence
           yet
           in
           hand
           )
           the
           Parliament
           is
           pleased
           to
           procrastinate
           my
           triall
           ,
           I
           do
           hereby
           as
           thankefully
           resigne
           my
           office
           of
           being
           Chancellour
           ,
           as
           ever
           I
           received
           that
           dignity
           ,
           intreating
           you
           to
           elect
           some
           honorable
           Person
           ;
           who
           upon
           all
           occasions
           may
           be
           ready
           to
           serve
           you
           ;
           I
           do
           beseech
           God
           to
           send
           you
           such
           a
           one
           as
           may
           doe
           all
           things
           for
           his
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           furtherance
           of
           your
           most
           famous
           
             University
             ,
          
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           continuall
           Prayer
           of
        
         
           
             Your
             Dejected
             Friend
             and
             Chancellor
             ,
             W.
             CANT.
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

