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 [Page 2] 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