in GODDis presence my conscience beareht me reacord that maliciouslie nor
of purpose I inoffended your grace, nor your realme. And therfor how so
ever I be ludged by man, I am assured to be absolued by him who onlie
knoweht the secreatis of hartes.

I can not Deny the Writeing of a booke against the vsurped aucthoritie and
Iniust regiment of wemen, neyther yet am I mynded to retract or to call
any principall point or proposition of the sam[e], till treuth and veritie
do farther appear, but why that eyther your grace, eyther yit ony such as
vnfeanedlie favourthe libertie of England should be offended at the
aucthor of such a work I can perceaue no iust occasion. For first my booke
tuchheht not your graces' person in especiall, neyther yit is it
preiudiciall till any libertie of the realme yf the tyme and my Writing be
indifferently considered. How could I be enemy to your graces person? for
deliuerance quhairof I did mor[e] study, and interprise farther, than any
of those that now accuse me. And as concerning your regiment how could? or
can I envy that? which most I haue thrusted and for the which (as obliuion
will suffer) I render thankis vnfeanedlie unto GOD that is, that it hath
pleased Him of His eternall goodnes to exalt your head (which tymes wes in
Daunger) to the manifestation of his glorie and extirpation of Idolatrie.

And as for any offence whiche I haf committed against England eyther in
writeing that or of any other werk I will not refuse that moderate and
indifferent men Iudge and decerne betwixt me and thost that accuse me. To
witt Whither of the partijs Do most hurt the libertie of England, I that
afferme that no woman may be exalted above any realme to mak[e] the
libertie of the sam[e] thrall to a straunge, proud, and euell nation, or
thai that approve whatsoeuir pleaseth princes for the tyme.

Yf I were wer[e] asweall disposed till accuse, as som of them (till thair