And the King's pleasure it was, that I should not be a busy meddler in his matters, but that I should serve him, and not him only, but also myself, according to my conscience.
— Thomas More Early Modern

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Letter to Thomas Cromwell, 5 March 1534

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1534

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Controversial

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https://www.thomasmorestudies.org/docs/More_Cromwell_March_1534.pdf

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