neither do they towards the end observe so much as the half face of justice in  proceed by indictment but send forth their precept to attach man and convent  they before themselves and some other at their private house in a court of  Commission and there use to shuffle up a summary proceed by examination  without trial of jury assume to themselves there to deal both in plea of the  crown and controversy civil then do they also use to enthral and charge the  subject land with tenor in capite by find false office and thereby to work  upon they for ward ship livery premier Seisines and alienation be the fruit of  those tenor refuse upon diverse pretext and delay to admit man to traverse  those false office accord to the law nay the king ward after they have  accomplish their full age can not be suffer to have livery of their land  without pay excessive fine far exceed all reasonable rate they do also vex man  with information of intrusion upon scarce colourable title when man be outlaw  in personal action they will not permit they to purchase their charter of  pardon except they pay great and intolerable sum stand upon the strict point  of law which upon outlawry give forfeiture of good nay contrary to all law and  colour they maintain the king ought to have the half of man land and rend  during the space of full two year for a pain in case of outlawry they will  also ruffle with juror and enforce they to find as they will direct and if  they do not convent they imprison they and fine they these and many other  course fit to be bury than repeat they have of prey upon the people both like  Tame hawk for their master and like wild hawk for themselves in so much as  they grow to great riches and substance but their principal work be upon Penal  law wherein they spare none great nor small nor consider whether the law be  possible or impossible in use or obsolete but rake over all old and new  statute though many of they be make with intention rather of terror than of  rigour have ever a rabble of promoter Questmongers and lead juror at their  command so as they can have any thing find either for fact or valuation there  remain to this day a report that the king be on a time entertain by the earl  of Oxford that be his principal servant both for war and peace noble and  sumptuous at his castle at Henningham and at the king go away the earl servant  stand in a seemly manner in their livery coat with cognizance range on both  side and make the king a lane the king call the earl to he and say my lord I  have hear much of your hospitality but I see it be great than the speech these  handsome gentleman and Teomen which I see on both side of I be sure your  menial servant the earl smile and say it may please your grace that be not for  I ease they be most of they my retainer that be come to do I service at such a  time as this and chief to see your grace the king start a little and say by my  faith my lord I thank you for my good cheer but I may not endure to have my  law break in my sight my attorney must speak with you and it be part of the  report that the earl compound for no less than fifteen thousand mark and to  show further the king extreme diligence I do remember to have see long since a  book of account of EMPSONS that have the king hand almost to every leaf by way  of sign and be in some place postilled in the margin with the king hand  likewise where be this remembrance item receive of such a one five mark for  the pardon to be procure and if the pardon do not pass the money to be repay  except the party be some other way satisfy and over against this memorandum of  the king own hand otherwise satisfy which I do the rather mention because it  show in the king a nearness but yet with a kind of justness so these little  sand and grain of gold and silver as it seem help not a little to make up the  great heap and bank but meanwhile to keep the king awake the earl of Suffolk  have be too gay at prince Arthur marriage and sink himself deep in debt have  yet once more a mind to be a knight errant and to seek adventure in foreign  part and take his brother with he flee again into Flanders that no doubt which  give he confidence be the great murmur of the people against the king  government and be a man of a light and rash spirit he think every vapour will  be a tempest neither want he some party within the kingdom for the murmur of  people awake the discontent of noble and again that call up common some head  of sedition the king resort to his wont and try be cause sir robert curson  captain of the castle at ham be at that time beyond sea and therefore less  likely to be wrought upon by the king to fly from his charge and to feign  himself a servant of the earl this knight have insinuate himself into the  secret of the earl and find by he upon who chief he have either hope or hold  advertise the king thereof in great secrecy but nevertheless maintain his own  credit and inward trust with the earl upon who advertisement the king attach  William Courtney earl of Devonshire his brother-in-law marry to the lady  Katherine daughter to king Edward the four William DE-LA-POLE brother to the  earl of Suffolk sir James Tirrel and sir John Windham and some other mean  person and commit they to custody george lord ABERGAVENNIE and sir thomas  green be at the same time apprehend but as upon less suspicion so in a free  restraint and be soon after deliver the earl of Devonshire be interest in the  blood of York that be rather fear than nocent yet as one that may be the  object of other plot and design remain prisoner in the tower during the king  life William DE-LA-POLE be also long restrain though not so strait but for sir  James Tirrel against who the blood of the innocent prince Edward the five and  his brother do still cry from under the altar and sir John Windham and the  other mean one they be attaint and execute the two knight behead nevertheless  to confirm the credit of curson who belike have not yet do all his feat of  activity there be publish at Paul cross about the time of the say execution  the pope bull of excommunication and curse against the earl of Suffolk and sir  robert curson some other by name and likewise in general against all the  abettor of the say earl wherein it must be confess that heaven be make too  much to bow to earth and religion to policy but soon after curson when he see  time return into England and withal into wont favour with the king but worse  fame with the people upon who return the earl be much dismay and see himself  destitute of hope the lady margaret also by tract of time and bid success be  now become cool in those attempt after some wander in France and Germany and  certain little project no better than Squibbs of a exile man be tire out  retire again into the protection of the arch duke fillip in Flanders who by  the death of isabella be at that time king of Castille in the right of Joan  his wife this year be the nineteenth of his reign the king call his parliament  wherein a man may easy guess how absolute the king take himself to be with his  parliament when dudley that be so hateful be make speaker of the house of  Commons in this parliament there be not make any statute memorable touch  public government but those that be have still the stamp of the king wisdom  and policy there be a statute make for the disannul of all patent of lease or  grant to such as come not upon lawful summons to serve the king in his war  against the enemy or rebel or that shall depart without the king licence with  a exception of certain person of the long robe provide nevertheless that they  shall have the king wage from their house till their return home again there  have be the like make before for office and by thin statute it be extend to  land but a man may easy see by many statute make in this king time that the  king think it safe to assist martial law by law of parliament another statute  be make prohibit the bring in of manufacture of silk wrought by it self or mix  with any other thread but it be not of stuff of whole piece for that the realm  have of they no manufacture in use at that time but of knit silk or texture of  silk as ribbon lace caules point and girdle c which the people of England can  then well skill to make this law point at a true principle that where foreign  material be but superfluity foreign manufacture shall be prohibit for that  will either banish the superfluity or gain the manufacture there be a law also  of resumption of patent of gaol and the reannexing of they to the Sherifwicks  privilege officer be no less a interruption of justice than privilege place  there be likewise a law to restrain the bylaw or ordinance of corporation  which many time be against the prerogative of the king the commonlaw of the  realm and the liberty of the subject be fraternity in evil it be therefore  provide that they shall not be put in execution without the allowance of the  chancellor treasurer and the two chief justice or three of they or of the two  justice of circuit where the corporation be another law be in effect to bring  in the silver of the realm to the mint in make all clip minish or impair coin  of silver not to be currant in payment without give any remedy of weight but  with a exception only of a reasonable wear which be as nothing in respect of  the incertainty and so upon the matter to set the mint on work and to give way  to new coin of silver which shall be then mint there likewise be a long  statute against vagabond wherein two thing may be note the one the dislike the  parliament have of gaoling of they as that which be Chargeable pesterous and  of no open example the other that in the statute of this king time for this of  the nineteenth year be not the only statute of that kind there be ever couple  the punishment of vagabond and the forbid of dice and card and unlawful game  unto servant and mean people and the put down and suppress of alehouse as  string of one root together and as if the one be unprofitable without the  other as for riot and retainer there pass scarce any parliament in this time  without a law against they the king ever have a eye to may and multitude there  be grant also that Parliamemt a subsidy both for the temporalty and the clergy  and yet nevertheless ere the year expire there go out commission for a general  benevolence though there be no war no fear the same year the city give five  thousand mark for confirmation of their liberty a thing fit for the beginning  of king reign than the latter end neither be it a small matter that the mint  gain upon the late statute by the recoinage of groat and half groat now twelve  penny and sixpence as for Empson and dudley's mill they do grind more than  ever so that it be a strange thing to see what golden shower pour down upon  the king treasury at once the last payment of the marriage money from Spain  the subsidy the benevolence the recoinage the redemption of the city liberty  the casualty and this be the more to be marvel at because the king have then  no occasion at all of war or trouble he have now but one son and one daughter  unbestowed he be wise he be of a high mind he needs not to make riches his  glory he do excel in so many thing else save that certain avarice do ever find  in it self matter of ambition belike he think to leave his son such a kingdom  and such a mass of Treasure as he may choose his greatness where he will this  year be also keep the sergeant Feast which be the second call in this king day  about this time isabella queen of Castille decease a right noble lady and a  honour to her sex and time and the corner stone of the greatness of Spain that  have follow this accident the king take not for news at large but think it  have a great relation to his own affair especial in two point the one for  example the other for consequence first he conceive that the case of  Ferdinando of Aragon after the death of queen isabella be his own case after  the death of his own queen and the case of Joan the heir unto Castille be the  case of his own son prince henry for if both of the king have their kingdom in  the right of their wife they descend to the heir and do not accrue to the  husband and although his own case have both steel and parchment more than the  other that be to say a Conquest in the field and a Act of parliament yet  notwithstanding that natural Title of descent in blood do in the imagination  even of a wiseman breed a doubt that the other two be not safe nor sufficient  wherefore he be wonder diligent to inquire and observe what become of the king  of Aragon in hold and continue the kingdom of Castille and whether he do hold  it in his own right or as administrator to his daughter and whether he be like  to hold it in fact or to be put out by his son-in-law second he do revolve in  his mind that the Stateof Christendom may by this late accident have a turn  for whereas before time himself with the conjunction of Aragon and Castille  which then be one and the amity of maximilian and fillip his son the arch duke  be far too strong a party for France he begin to fear that now the French king  who have great interest in the affection of fillip the young king of Castille  and fillip himself now king of Castille who be in ill term with his  father-in-law about the present government of Castille and three maximilian  fillip father who be ever variable and upon who the sure aim that can be take  be that he will not be long as he have be last before will all three be potent  prince enter into some strait league and Confederation among themselves  whereby though he shall not be endanger yet he shall be leave to the poor  amity of Aragon and whereas he have be heretofore a kind of arbiter of Europe  he shall now go less and be over top by so great a conjunction he have also as  it seem a inclination to marry and bethink himself of some fit condition  abroad and among other he have hear of the beauty and virtuous behaviour of  the young queen of Naples the widow of Ferdinando the young be then of  Matronall year of seven and twenty by who marriage he think that the kingdom  of Naples have be a goal for a time between the king of Aragon and the French  king and be but new settle may in some part be deposit in his hand who be so  able to keep the stake therefore he send in ambassage or message three  confident person Francis Marsin James bray brook and John style upon two  several inquisition rather than negotiation the one touch the person and  condition of the young queen of Naples the other touch all particular of  estate that concern the fortune and intention of Ferdinando and because they  may observe best who themselves be observe least he send they under colourable  pretext give they letter of kindness and compliment from Katherine the  princess to her aunt and niece the old and young queen of Naples and deliver  to they also a book of new article of peace which notwithstanding it have be  deliver unto doctor de PVEBLA the leigier ambassador of Spain here in England  to be send yet for that the king have be long without hear from Spain he think  good those messenger when they have be with the two queen shall likewise pass  on to the court of Ferdinando and take a copy of the book with they the  instruction touch the queen of Naples be so curious and exquisite be as  article whereby to direct a survey or frame a particular of her person for  complexion favour feature stature health age custom behaviour condition and  estate as if the king have be young a man will have judge he to be amorous but  be ancient it ought to be interpret that sure he be very chaste for that he  mean to find all thing in one woman and so to settle his affection without  range but in this match he be soon cool when he hear from his ambassador that  this young queen have have a goodly jointure in the realm of Naples well  answer during the time of her uncle Frederick yea and during the time of Lewis  the French king in who division her revenue fall but since the time that the  kingdom be in Ferdinando hand all be assign to the army and garrison there and  she receive only a pension or exhibition out of his coffer the other part of  the inquiry have a grave and diligent return inform the king at full of the  present state of king Ferdinando by this report it appear to the king that  Ferdinando do continue the government of Castille as administrator unto his  daughter Joan by the Title of queen Isabel will and partly by the custom of  the kingdom as he pretend and that all mandate and grant be expedite in the  name of Joan his daughter and himself as administrator without mention of  fillip her husband and that king Ferdinando howsoever he do dismiss himself of  the name of king of Castille yet mean to hold the kingdom without account and  in absolute command it appear also that he flatter himself with hope that king  fillip will permit unto he the government of Castille during his life which he  have lie his plot to work he unto both by some councillor of his about he  which Ferdinando have at his devotion and chief by promise that in case fillip  give not way unto it he will marry some young lady whereby to put he by the  Succession of Aragon and Granada in case he shall have a son and last by  represent unto he that the government of the Burgundians till fillip be by  continuance in Spain make as natural of Spain will not be endure by the  Spaniard but in all those thing though wise lie down and consider Ferdinando  fail but that Pluto be better to he than Pallas in the same report also the  ambassador be mean man and therefore the more free do strike upon a string  which be somewhat dangerous for they declare plain that the people of Spain  both noble and Commons be better affect unto the part of fillip so he bring  his wife with he than to Ferdinando and express the reason to be because he  have impose upon they many tax and tallage vuhith be the king own case between  he and his son there be also in this report a declaration of a overture of  marriage which Amazon the secretary of Ferdinando have make unto the  ambassador in great secret between Charles prince of Castille and marry the  king second daughter assure the king that the treaty of marriage then on foot  for the say prince and the daughter of France will break and that she the say  daughter of France shall be marry to angouleme that be the heir apparent of  France there be a touch also of a speech of marriage between Ferdinando and  madam de fois a lady of the blood of France which afterward indeed succeed but  this be report as learned in France and silence in Spain the king by the  return of this ambassage which give great light unto his affair be well  instruct and prepare how to carry himself between Ferdinando king of Aragon  and fillip his son-in-law king of Castille resolve with himself to do all that  in he lie to keep they at one within themselves but howsoever that succeed by  a moderate carriage and bear the person of a common friend to lose neither of  their friendship but yet to run a course more entire with the king of Aragon  but more labour and officious with the king of Castille but he be much take  with the overture of marriage with his daughter marry both because it be the  great marriage of Christendom and for that it take hold of both alley but to  corroborate his alliance with fillip the wind give he a enter view for fillip  choose the winter season the better to surprise the king of Aragon set forth  with a great navy out of Flanders for Spain in the month of January the one  and twenty year of the king reign but himself be surprise with a cruel tempest  that scatter his ship upon the several coast of England and the ship wherein  the king and queen be with two other small bark only tear and in great peril  to escape the fury of the weather thrust into Waymouth king fillip himself  have not be use as it seem to sea all weary and extreme sick will needs land  ro refresh his spirit though it be against the opinion of his Council doubt it  may breed delay his occasion require celerity the rumour of the arrival of a  puissant navy upon the coast make the country arm and sir thomas trenchard  with force sudden raise not know what the matter may be come to Waymouth where  understanding the accident he do in all humbleness and humanity invite the  king and queen to his house and forthwith dispatch post to the court soon  after come sir John CAROe likewise with a great troop of man well arm use the  like humbleness and respect towards the king when he know the case king fillip  doubt that they be but subject dare not let he pass away again without the  king notice and leave yield to their entreaty to stay till they hear from the  court the king as soon as he hear the news command present the earl of arundel  to go to visit the king of Castille and let he understand that as he be very  sorry for his mishap so he be glad that he have escape the danger of the sea  and likewise of the occasion himself have to do he honour and desire he to  think himself as in his own land and that the king make all have possible to  come and embrace he the earl come to he in great magnificence with a brave  troop of three hundred horse and for more state come by torch light after he  have do the king message king fillip see how the world go the soon to get away  go upon speed to the king at Windsor and his queen follow by easy journey the  two king at their meeting use all the caress and love demonstration that be  possible and the king of Castille say pleasant to the king that he be now  punish for that he will not come within his wall town of Calais when they meet  last but the king answer that wall and sea be nothing where heart be open and  that he be here no otherwise but to be serve after a day or two refresh the  king enter into speech of renew the treaty the king say that though king  fillip person be the same yet his fortune and state be raise in which case a  renovation of treaty be use among prince but while these thing be in handle  the king choose a fit time and draw the king of Castille into a room where  they two only be private and lie his hand civil upon his arm and change his  countenance a little from a countenance of entertainment say to he sir you  have be save upon my coast I hope you will not suffer I to wrack upon you the  king of Castille ask he what he mean by that speech I mean it say the king by  that same harebrain wild fellow my subject the earl of Suffolk who be protect  in your country and begin to play the fool when all other be weary of it the  king of Castille answer I have think sir your felicity have be above those  think but if it trouble you I will banish he the king reply those hornet be  best in their nest and worst then when they do sty abroad that his desire be  to have he deliver to he the king of Castille here with a little confuse and  in a study say that can I not do with my honour and less with you for you will  be think to have use I as a prisoner the king present say then the matter be  at a end for I will take that dishonour upon I and so your honour be save the  king of Castille who have the king in great estimation and beside remember  where he be and know not what use he may have of the king amity for that  himself be new in his estate of Spain and unsettle both with his father-in-law  and with his people compose his countenance say sir you give law to I but so  will I to you you shall have he but upon your honour you shall not take his  life the king embrace he say agree say the king of Castille neither shall it  dislike you if I send to he in such a fashion as he may partly come with his  own good will the king say it be well think of and if it please he he will  join with he in send to the earl a message to that purpose they both send  several and mean while they continue feast and pastime the king be on his part  Willing to have the earl sure before the king of Castille go and the king of  Castille be as Willing to seem to be enforce the king also with many wise and  excellent persuasion do advice the king of Castille to be rule by the Council  of his father-in-law Ferdinando a prince so prudent so experience so fortunate  the king of Castille who be in no very good term with his say father-in-law  answer that if his father-in-law will suffer he to govern his kingdom he shall  govern he there be immediate messenger send from both king to recall the earl  of Suffolk who upon gentle word use to he be soon charm and Willing enough to  return assure of his life and hope of his liberty he be bring through Flanders  to Calais and thence land at Dover and with sufficient Guard deliver and  receive at the tower of London mean while king henry to draw out the time  continue his feast and entertainment and after he have receive the king of  Castille into the fraternity of the garter and for a reciprocal have his son  the prince admit to the order of the golden fleece he accompany king fillip  and his queen to the city of London where they be entertain with the great  magnificence and triumph that can be upon no great warning and as soon as the  earl of Suffolk have be convey to the tower which be the serious part the  jollity have a end and the king take leave nevertheless during their be here  they in substance conclude that treaty which the Fleming term intervention  evil and bear date at Windsor for that there be some thing in it more to the  advantage of the English than of they especial for that the free fish of the  Dutch upon the coast and sea of England grant in the treaty of the eleventh be  not by this treaty confirm all article that confirm former treaty be precise  and wary limit and confirm to matter of commerce only and not otherwise it be  observe that the great tempest which drive fillip into England blue down the  golden eagle from the spire of Paul and in the fall it fall upon a sign of the  black eagle which be in Paul church yard in the place where the school house  now stand and batter it and break it down which be a strange stoop of a hawk  upon a foul this the people interpret to be a ominous prognostic upon the  imperial house which be by interpretation also fulfil upon fillip the emperor  son not only in the present disaster of the tempest but in that that follow  for fillip arrive into Spain and attain the possession of the kingdom of  Castille without resistance insomuch as Ferdinando who have speak so great  before be with difficulty admit to the speech of his son-in-law sicken soon  after and decease yet after such time as there be a observation by the wise of  that court that if he have live his father will have gain upon he in that sort  as he will have govern his counsel and design if not his affection by this all  Spain return into the power of Ferdinando in state as it be before the rather  in regard of the infirmity of Joan his daughter who love her husband by who  she have many child dear well and no less belove of he howsoever her father to  make fillip ill belove of the people of Spain give out that fillip use her not  well be unable in strength of mind to bear the grief of his decease and fall  distract of her wit of which malady her father be think no way to endeavour  the cure the better to hold his regal power in Castille so that as the  felicity of Charles the eight be say to be a dream so the adversity of  Ferdinando be say likewise to be a dream it pass over so soon about this time  the king be desirous to bring into the house of lancaster celestial honour and  become suitor to pope Julius to canonise king henry the Sixt for a saint the  rather in respect of that his famous prediction of the king own assumption to  the crown Julius refer the matter as the manner be to certain cardinal to take  the verification of his holy act and miracle but it die under the reference  the general opinion be that pope Julius be too deer and that the king will not  come to his rate but it be more probable that that pope who be extreme jealous  of the dignity of the sea of Rome and of the act thereof know that king henry  the six be repute in the world abroad but for a simple man be afraid it will  but diminish the estimation of that kind of honour if there be not a distance  keep between Iunocents and saint the same year likewise there proceed a treaty  of marriage between the king and the lady margaret duchess dowager of Savoy  only daughter to maximilian and sister to the king of Castille a lady wise and  of great good fame this matter have be in speech between the two king at their  meeting but be soon after resume and therein be employ for his first piece the  king then chaplain and after the great prelate thomas Wolsey it be in the end  conclude with great and ample condition for the king but with promise de  going to be only it may be the king be the rather induce unto it for that he  hear more and more of the marriage to go on between his great friend and alley  Ferdinando of Aragon and madam de fois whereby that king begin to piece with  the French king from who he have be always before sever so fatal a thing it be  for the great and strait amity of king at one time or other to have a little  of the wheel nay thereis a further tradition in spaint though not with we that  the king of Aragon after he know that the marriage between Charles the young  prince of Castille and marry the king second daughter go roundly on which  though it be first move by the king of Aragon yet it be afterward whole  advance and bring to perfection by maximilian and the friend on that side  enter into a jealousy that the king do aspire to the government of Castilia as  administrator during the minority of his son-in-law as if there shall have be  a competition of three for that government Ferdinando grand father on the  mother side maximilian grand father on the father side and king Henry  father-in-law to the young prince certain it be not unlike but the king  government carry the young prince with he will have be perhaps more welcome to  the Spaniard than that of the other two for the nobility of Castilia that so  late put out the king of Aragon in favour of king fillip and have discover  themselves so far can not be but in a secret distrust and distaste of that  king and as for maximilian upon twenty respect he can not have be the man but  this purpose of the king seem to I consider the king safe course never find to  be enterprise or adventurous not great probable except he shall have have a  desire to breathe warm because he have ill lunger this marriage with margaret  be protract from time to time in respect of the infirmity of the king who now  in the two and twenty of his reign begin to be trouble with the gout but the  defluxion take also into his breast waste his lung so that thrice in a year in  a kind of return and especial in the spring he have great fit and labour of  the Tissicke nevertheless he continue to intend business with as great  diligence as before in his health yet so as upon this warning he do likewise  now more serious think of the world to come and of make himself a saint aswell  as king Henry the six by Treasure better employ than to be give to pope Julius  for this year he give great nourishing than accustom and discharge all  prisoner about the city that lie for fee or debt under forty shilling he do  also make haste with religious foundation and in the year follow which be the  three and twenty finish that of the Savoy and hear also of the bitter cry of  his people against the oppression of dudley and Empson and their accomplice  partly by devout person about he and partly by public sermon the preacher do  their duty therein he be touch with great remorse for the same nevertheless  Empson and dudley though they can not but hear of these scruple in the king  conscience yet as if the king soul and his money be in several office that the  one be not to intermeddle with the other go on with as great rage as ever for  the same three and twenty year be there a sharp prosecution against sir  William capel now the second time and this be for matter of misgovernment in  his mayoralty the great matter be that in some payment he have take knowledge  of false money and do not his diligence to examine and Beatrice it out who be  the offender for this and some other thing lie to his charge he be condemn to  pay two thousand pound and be a man of stomach and harden by his former  trouble refuse to pay mite and be like use some untoward speech of the proceed  for which he be send to the tower and there remain till the king death  knesworth likewise that have be late mayor of London and both his sheriff be  for abuse in their office question and imprison and deliver upon one thousand  four hundred pound pay HAVVIS a alderman of London be put in trouble and die  with think and anguish before his business come to a end sir Laurence ailmer  who have likewise be mayor of London and his two sheriff be put to the fine of  one thousand pound and sir Laurence for refuse to make payment be commit to  prison where he stay till Empson himself be commit in his place it be no  marvel if the fault be so light and the rate so heavy that the king Treasure  of store that he leave at his death most of it in secret place under his own  key and keep at Richmond amount as by tradition it be report to have do unto  the sum of near eighteen hundred thousand pound sterling a huge mass of money  even for these time the last Act of state that conclude this king temporal  felicity be the conclusion of a glorious match between his daughter marry and  Charles prince of Castille afterward the great emperor both be of tender year  which treaty be perfect by bishop fox and other his commissioner at Calais the  year before the king death in which alliance it seem he himself take so high  contentment as in a letter which he write thereupon to the city of London  command all possible demonstration of joy to be make for the same he express  himself as if he think he have build a wall of brass about his kingdom when he  have for his son-in-law a king of Scotland and a prince of Castille and  Burgundy so as now there be nothing to be add to this great king felicity be  at the top of all worldly bliss in regard of the high marriage of his child  his great renown throughout Europe and his scarce credible riches and the  perpetual constancy of his prosperous success but a opportune death to  withdraw he from any future blow of fortune which certain in regard of the  great hatred of his people and the Title of his son be then come to eighteen  year of age and be a bold prince and liberal and that gain upon the people by  his very aspect and presence have not be impossible to have come upon he to  crown also the last year of his reign as well as his first he do a Act of  piety rare and worthy to be take into imitation for he grant forth a general  pardon as expect a second coronation in a better kingdom he do also declare in  his will that his mind be that restitution shall be make of those sum which  have be unjust take by his officer and thus this Salomon of England for  Salomon also be too heavy upon his people in exaction have live two and fifty  year and thereof reign three and twenty year and eight month be in perfect  memory and in a most bless mind in a great calm of a consume sickness pass to  a better world the two and twenty of April at his palace of Richmond which  himself have build this king to speak of he in term equal to his deserve be  one of the best sort of wonder a wonder for wiseman he have part both in his  virtue and his fortune not so fit for a common place as for observation  certain he be religious both in his affection and observance but as he can see  clear for those time through superstition so he will be blind now and then by  humane policy he advance churchman he be tender in the privilege of sanctuary  though they wrought he much mischief he build and endow many religious  foundation beside his memorable hospital of the Savoy and yet be he a great  nourishing giver in secret which show that his work in public be dedicate  rather to God glory than his own he profess always to love and seek peace and  it be his usual preface in his treaty that when Christ come into the world  peace be sing and when he go out of the world peace be bequeathe and this  virtue can not proceed out of fear or softness for he be valiant and active  and therefore no doubt it be true Christian and moral yet he know the way to  peace be not to seem to be desirous to avoid war therefore will be make Cffers  and fame of war till he have mend the condition of peace it be also much that  one that be so great a lover of peace shall be so happy in war for his arm  either in foreign or civil war be never infortunate neither do be know what a  disaster mean the war of his come in and the rebellion of the earl of Lincoln  and the lord Awdley be end by victory the war of France and Scotland by peace  seek at his hand that of Britain by accident of the duke death the  insurrection of the lord lovel and that of perkin at Exeter and in ken by  flight of the rebel before they come to blow so that his fortune of arm be  still inviolate the rather sure for that in the quench of the commotion of his  subject he ever go in person sometime reserve himself to back and second his  lieutenant but ever in action and yet that be not mere forwardness but partly  distrust of other he do much maintain and countenance his law which  nevertheless be no impediment to he to work his will for it be so handle that  neither prerogative nor profit go to diminution and yet as he will sometime  strain up his law to his prerogative so will he also let down his prerogative  to his parliament for mint and war and martial discipline thing of absolute  power he will nevertheless bring to parliament justice be well administer in  his time save where the king be party save also that the Council table  intermeddle too much with meum and tuum for it be a very court of justice  during his time especial in the beginning but in that part both of justice and  policy which be the durable part and cut as it be in brass or marble which be  the make of good law he do excel and with his justice he be also a merciful  prince as in who time there be but three of the nobility that suffer the earl  of Warwick the lord chamberlain and the lord Awdley though the first two be in  stead of number in the dislike and obloquy of the people but there be never so  great rebellion expiate with so little blood draw by the hand of justice as  the two rebellion of black heath and Exeter as for the severity use upon those  which be take in ken it be but upon a scum of people his pardon go ever both  before and after his sword but then he have withal a strange kind of  interchange of large and inexpected pardon which severe execution which his  wisdom consider can not be impute to any inconstancy or inequality but either  to some reason which we do not now know or to a principle he have set unto  himself that he will vary and try both way in turn but the less blood he draw  the more he take of Treasure and as some construe it he be the more spare in  the one that he may be the more press in the other for both will have be  intolerable of nature assure he covet to accumulate Treasure and be a little  poor in admire riches the people into who there be infuse for the preservation  of monarchy a natural desire to discharge their prince though it be with the  unjust charge of their counsellor and minister do impute this unto cardinal  morton and sir reginold bray who as it after appear as counsellor of ancient  authority with he do so second his humour as nevertheless they do temper they  whereas Empson and dudley that follow be person that have no reputation with  he otherwise than by the servile follow of his bend do not give way only as  the first do but shape he way to those extremity for which himself be touch  with remorse at his death and which his successor renounce and seek to purge  this excess of his have at that time many gloss and interpretation some think  the continual rebellion wherewith he have be vex have make he grow to hate his  people some think it be do to pull down their stomach and to keep they low  some for that he will leave his son a golden fleece some suspect he have some  high design upon foreign part but those perhaps shall come near the truth that  fetch not their reason so far off but rather impute it to nature age peace and  a mind fix upon no other ambition or pursuit whereunto I shall add that have  every day occasion to take notice of the necessity and shift for money of  other great prince abroad it do the better by comparison set of to he the  felicity of full coffer as to his expend of Treasure he never spare charge  which his affair require and in his building be magnificent but his reward be  very limit so that his liberality be rather upon his own state and memory than  upon the desert of other he be of a high mind and love his own will and his  own way as one that revere himself and will reign indeed have he be a  Private-man he will have be term proud but in a wise prince it be but keep of  distance which indeed he do towards all not admit any near or full approach  neither to his power or to his secret for he be govern by none his queen  notwithstanding she have present he with diverse child and with a crown also  though he will not acknowledge it can do nothing with he his mother he  reverence much hear little for any person agreeable to he for society such as  be hastings to king edward the four or Charles brandon after to king henry the  eight he have none except we shall account for such person fox and bray and  Empson because they be so much with he but it be but as the instrument be much  with the workman he have nothing in he of vain glory but yet keep state and  majesty to the height be sensible that majesty make the people how but vain  glory bow to they to his confederate abroad he be constant and just but not  open but rather such be his inquiry and such his closeness as they stand in  the light towards he and he stand in the dark to they yet without strangeness  but with a semblance of mutual communication of affair as for little envy or  emulation upon foreign prince which be frequent with many king he have never  any but go substantial to his own business certain it be that though his  reputation be great at home yet it be great abroad for foreigner that can not  see the passage of affair but make their judgement upon the issue of they note  that he be ever in strife and ever a loft it grow also from the air which the  prince and state abroad receive from their ambassador and agent here which be  attend the court in great number who he do not only content with courtesy  reward and privateness but upon such conference as pass with they put they in  admiration to find his iversal insight into the affair of the world which  though he do suck chief from themselves yet that which he have gather from  they all seem admirable to every one so that they do write ever to their  superior in high term concern his wisdom and be of rule nay when they be  return they do common maintain intelligence with he such a dexterity he have  to impropriate to himself all foreign instrument he be careful and liberal to  obtain good intelligence from all part abroad wherein he do not only use his  interest in the Leigers here and his pensioner which he have both in the court  of Rome and other the court of Christendom but the industry and vigilancy of  his own ambassador in foreign part for which purpose his instruction be ever  Extroame curious and articulate and in they more article touch inquisition  than touch negotiation require likewise from his ambassador a answer in  particular distinct article respective to his question as for his secret  espial which he do employ both at home and abroad by they to discover what  practice and conspiracy be against he sure his case require it he have such  mole perpetual work and cast to undermine he neither can it be reprehend for  if espial be lawful against lawful enemy much more against conspirator and  traitor but indeed to give they credence by oath or curse that can be well  maintain for those be too holy vestment for a disguise yet sure there be this  further good in his employ of these fly and familiar that as the use of they  be cause that many conspiracy be reveal so the fame and suspicion of they keep  no doubt many conspiracy from be attempt towards his queen he be nothing  uxorious nor scarce indulgent but companiable and respective and without  jealousy towards his child be be full of paternal affection careful of their  education aspire to their high advancement regular to see that they shall not  want of any due honour and respect but not great Willing to cast any popular  lustre upon they to his Council he do refer much and sit oft in person know it  to be the way to assist his power and inform his judgement in which respect  also he be fair patient of liberty both of advice and of vote till himself be  declare he keep a strait hand on his nobility and choose rather to advance  clergyman and lawyer which be more obsequious to he but have less interest in  the people which make for his absoluteness but not for his safety in so much  as I be persuade it be one of the cause of his troublesome reign for that his  noble though they be loyal and obedient yet do not cooperate with he but let  every man go his own way he be not afraid of a able man as lewis the eleven be  but contrariwise he be serve by the able man that be to be find without which  his affair can not have prosper as they do for be bedford oxford Surrey  DAWBENEY brook poinings for other affair morton fox bray the prior of lanthony  Warham VRSVVICKE hussey FROWICKE and other neither do he care how cunning they  be that he do employ for he think himself to have the master reach and as he  choose well so he hold they up well for it be a strange thing that though he  be a dark prince and infinite suspicious and his time full of secret  conspiracy and trouble yet in twenty four year reign he never put down or  discompose counsellor or near servant save only stanley the lord chamberlain  as for the disposition of his subject in general towards he it stand thus with  he that of the three affection which natural tie the heart of the subject to  their sovereign love fear and reverence he have the last in height the second  in good measure and so little of the first as he be behold to the other two he  be a prince sad serious and full of think and secret observation and full of  note and memorial of his own hand especial touch person as who to employ who  to reward who to inquire of who to beware of what be the dependency what be  the faction and the like keep as it be a journal of his think there be to this  day a merry Tale that his monkey set on as it be think by one of his Chamber  tear his principal note book all to piece when by chance it lie forth whereat  the court which like not those pensive account be almost tickle with sport he  be indeed full of apprehension and suspicion but as he do easy take they so he  do easy check they and master they whereby they be not dangerous but trouble  himself more than other it be true his think be so many as they can not well  always stand together but that which do good one way do hurt another neither  do be at some time weigh they aright in their proportion certain that rumour  which do he so much mischief that the duke of York shall be save and alive be  at the first of his own nourish because he will have more reason not to reign  in the right of his wife he be affable and both well and fair speak and will  use strange sweetness and blandishment of word where be desire to effector  persuade any thing that he take to heart he be rather studious than learned  read most book that be of any worth in the French tongue yet he understand the  Latin as appear in that cardinal and other who can very well have write French  do use to write to he in Latin for his pleasure there be no news of they and  yet by his instruction to Marsin and sti touch the queen of Naples it seem he  can interrogate well touch BeauHee do by pleasure as great prince do by  banquet come and look upon they and turn away for never prince be more whole  give to his affair they more of himself in so much as in triumph of just and  tourney and ball and mask which they then call disguise he be rather a  princely and gentle spectator than seem much to be delight no doubt in he as  in all man and most of all in king his fortune wrought upon his nature and his  nature upon his fortune he attain to the crown not only from a private fortune  which may endow he with moderation but also from the fortune of a exile man  which have quicken in he all seed of observation and industry and his time be  rather prosperous than calm have raise his confidence by success but almost  mar his nature by trouble his wisdom by often evade from peril be turn rather  into a dexterity to deliver himself from danger when they press he than into a  providence to prevent and remove they a far off and even in nature the sight  of his mind be like some sight of eye rather strong at hand than to carry a  far off for his wit increase upon the occasion and so much the more if the  occasion be sharpen by danger again whether it be the shortness of his  foresight or the strength of his will or the dazzle of his suspicion or what  it be certain it be that the perpetual trouble of his fortune there be no more  matter out of which they grow can not have be without some great defect and  main error in his nature custom and proceed which he have enough to do to save  and help with a thousand little industry and watch but those do best appear in  the story it self yet take he with all his defect if a man shall compare he  with the king his concurrent in France and Spain he shall find he more politic  than lewis the twelve of France and more entire and sincere than Ferdinando of  Spain but if you shall change Lewis the twelve for Lewis the eleven who live a  little before then the consort be more perfect for that Lewis the eleven  Ferdinando and henry may be esteem for the tres magus of king of those age to  conclude if this king do no great matter it be long of himself for what he  mind he compass he be a Comoly personage a little above just stature well and  straight limmed but flander his countenance be reverend and a little like a  churchman and as it be not strange or dark so neither be it win or please but  as the face of one well dispose but it be to the disadvantage of the painter  for it be best when he speak his worth may bear a Tale or two that may put  upon he somewhat that may seem divine when the lady margaret his mother have  diverse great suitor for marriage she dream one night that one in the likeness  of a bishop in pontifical habit do tender her Edmund earl of Richmond the king  father for her husband neither have she ever any child but the king though she  have three husband one day when king henry the six who innocence give he  holiness be wash his hand at a great Feast and cast his eye upon king henry  then a young youth he say this be the lad that shall possess quiet that that  we now strive for but that that be true divine in he be that he have the  fortune of a true Christian as well as of a great king in live exercise and  die repentant so as he have a happy warfare in both conflict both of sin and  the cross he be bear at Pembroke castle and lie bury at Westminster in one of  the stately and dainty monument of Europe both for the chapel and for the  sepulchre so that he dwell more rich dead in the monument of his tomb than he  do alive in Richmond or any of his palace I can wish he do the like in this  monument of his fame Finis