▁Edward ▁Se ym our , ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ▁had ▁had ▁them ▁both ▁imprison ed . ▁H ales ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁Queen ▁were ▁to ▁have ▁no ▁children , ▁Lady ▁Catherine ▁should ▁be ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁H ales ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁his ▁tem er ity . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 5 6 4 ▁Sir ▁William ▁Cec il ▁wrote ▁to ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Smith ▁that : ▁Here ▁is ▁fallen ▁out ▁a ▁troubles ome ▁fond ▁matter . ▁John ▁H ales ▁had ▁secret ly ▁made ▁a ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Parliament ▁where in ▁he ▁hath ▁taken ▁upon ▁him ▁to ▁discuss ▁no ▁small ▁matter , ▁viz ., ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁after ▁the ▁Queen ’ s ▁Majesty , ▁having ▁conf uted ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Queen , ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Lady ▁Frances , ▁mother ▁to ▁the ▁Lady ▁Catherine , ▁only ▁next ▁and ▁law ful . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Fle et ▁for ▁this ▁bold ness , ▁spe cially ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁communic ated ▁it ▁to ▁su nd ry ▁persons . ▁My ▁Lord ▁John ▁Grey ▁is ▁in ▁trouble ▁also ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁Bes ide ▁this , ▁John ▁H ales ▁hath ▁proc ured ▁sentences ▁and ▁coun s els ▁of ▁law y ers ▁from ▁beyond ▁se as ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁in ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁H ert ford ’ s ▁marriage . ▁ ▁This ▁dealing ▁of ▁his ▁off end eth ▁the ▁Queen ’ s ▁Majesty ▁very ▁much .