Ab [...]. Fle. ex lib. m [...]nuscripto. Talke to Q. Katharine.¶ Madam, the kings highnesse hath commanded vs repairing vnto you, on his highnesse behalfe to shew vnto you thus much, that his maiestie hauing heretofore sent vnto you a great number of his councellors and learned men, to declare what great iniuries and wrongs by your procurement and soli|citation were and yet be doone vnto his maiestie and this his realme, in citing his highnesse in his owne person, or by his proctor to appeare at Rome, to make answer to your sute, contrarie to the determination of all lawes, as not onelie the famous vniuersities of christendome, as Paris and Orleance, but also as the most part of the learned men here or elsewhere in that facultie affirme, and as maister deane learned in that facultie can and will testifie vnto you, on his conscience, if it shall please you to heare him, and contrarie also to his estate roiall, and to the priuile|ges and prerogatiues of this his graces realme.

His highnesse perceiuing your grace not to re|gard their aduertisements in right and iustice, but still to perseuere and continue, and rather increase your iniurious procurements and solicitations in that behalfe, is not a little gréeued & displeased with your continuance and prosecution of this iniurie and manifest wrong towards his maiestie, and this his graces realme. The continuance of which your vn|kind dealing hath compelled his highnesse not onelie to absteine from the sight of you, but also to forbeare to receiue anie of your tokens, which doo nothing else but renew and refresh his displeasure, inforcing him also to an indignation, to see tokens offered and sent by hir, who continueth in prosecuting of so nota|ble an iniurie and manifest wrong towards his ma|iestie, & this his realme, perceiuing also what bold|nesse other outward princes might take to misin|treat his highnesse, when they should vnderstand how his maiestie suffreth himselfe to be wronged by his pretended subiect, and so notable wrong to be doone to this his realme.

And vpon this cause and ground, like as the kings highnesse these certeine moneths past, hath disseue|red your grace from his presence, so he intendeth yet to continue, and hath commanded vs to shew you, that his pleasure is ye shalbe at your libertie, & (as ye shall thinke most commodious) repaire to either of these thrée places, his manour of Oking, his ma|nour of Estamsteed, or the monasterie of Bisham, and there to continue without further molesting of his highnesse with your sutes or requests to the con|trarie, as wherewith ye shall not preuaile; but more and more molesting and troubling his highnesse, pro|cure his further displeasure towards you.

And though percase the pope shall desist, as per|ceiuing now the matter of right he will, yet the kings highnesse cannot digest in his stomach this in|iurie doone, not to be amended or reformed at your graces procurement, but your grace rather suing and instanting the contrarie. And this is the charge, madam, which the kings highnesse hath committed vnto vs, to be spoken vnto you on his highnesse be|halfe. And to saie to you as of my selfe, concerning the iustnesse of the kings cause, as I haue heretofore said, I shall now repeat and rehearse againe vnto your grace; which is, that your grace being knowne by prince Arthur, ye be not lawfull wife to the kings highnesse our souereigne lord in my conscience.