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Rh 1635, but that it was not forwarded to the King at once, as is thus explained by the archbishop, who says: "I have defferred the presenting of this certificate to your gratious majestie longer then I should have done, in expectacion of my Brethren, ye Bishops of Durham and the Isle of Man their certificates, which I have not received: rather adventuring to take ye blame upon myself then that I would seem to informe of their negligence." To which is affixed the King's annotation, "I like your diligence, but they must be cheked for their slakness." The Report is docketed "January 1635[6] Lo: Archbishop of Yorke—certificate."

In the spring of the year 1636 the bishop received from Lord Wentworth the following letter, endorsed "lr̃e of L: Deputy Wentworth about his coming over to England 22 Ap. 1636":