the king have thus uphold the reputation of maximilian advice he now to press  on his marriage with Britain to a conclusion which maximilian accord do and so  far forth prevail both with the young lady and with the principal person about  her as the marriage be consummate by proxy with a ceremony at that time in  these part new for she be not only public contract but state as a bride and  solemn bed and after she be lie there come in MAXIMILIANS ambassador with  letter of procuration and in the presence of sundry noble personage man and  woman put his leg strip naked to the knee between the espousal sheet to the  end that that ceremony may be think to amount to a consummation and actual  knowledge this do maximilian who property be to leave thing then when they be  almost come to perfection and to end they by imagination like ill archer that  draw not their arrow up to the head and who may as easy have bed the lady  himself as to have make a Play and disguise of it think now all assure neglect  for a time his further proceed and intend his war mean while the French king  consult with his divine and find that this pretend consummation be rather a  invention of court then any way strong by the law of the church go more real  to work and by secret instrument and cunning agent as well matron about the  young lady as councillor first seek to remove the point of religion and honour  out of the mind of the lady her self wherein there be a double labour for  maximilian be not only contract unto the lady but MAXIMILIANS daughter be  likewise contract to king Charles so as the marriage halt upon both foot and  be not clear on either side but for the contract with king Charles the  exception lie plain and fair for that MAXIMILIANS daughter be under year of  consent and so not bind by law but a power of disagreement leave to either  part but for the contract make by maximilian with the lady her self they be  hard drive have nothing to allege but that it be do without the consent of her  sovereign lord king Charles who ward and client she be and he to her in place  of a father and therefore it be void and of no force for want of such consent  which defect they say though it will not evacuate a marriage after  cohabitation and actual Cosummation yet it be enough to make void a contract  for as for the pretend consummation they make sport with it and say that it be  a argument that maximilian be a widower and a cold wooer that can content  himself to be a bridegroom by deputy and will not make a little journey to put  all out of question so that the young lady wrought upon by these reason fine  instil by such as the French king who spare for no reward or promise have make  on his side and allure likewise by the present glory and greatness of king  Charles be also a young king and a bachelor and loath to make her country the  seat of a long and miserable war secret yield to accept of king Charles but  during this secret treaty with the lady the better to save it from blast of  opposition and interruption king Charles resort to his wont be and think to  carry the marriage as he have carry the war by entertain the king of England  in vain belief send a solemn ambassage by Francis lord of Luximburge Charles  MARIGNIAN and robert GAGVIEN general of the order of the bonnes hommes of the  trinity to treat a peace and league with the king accoupling it with a article  in the nature of a request that the French king may with the king good will  accord unto his right of signiory and tutelage dispose of the marriage of the  young duchess of Britain as he shall think good offer by a Judicial proceed to  make void the marriage of maximilian by proxy also all this while the better  to amuse the world he do continue in his court and custody the daughter of  maximilian who former have be send unto he to be breed and educate in France  not dismiss or renvoying her but contrariwise profess and give out strong that  he mean to proceed with that match and that for the duchess of Britain he  desire only to preserve his right of signiory and to give her in marriage to  some such alley as may depend upon he when the three commissioner come to the  court of England they deliver their ambassage unto the king who remit they to  his Council where some day after they have audience and make their proposition  by the prior of the trinity who though he be three in place yet be hold the  best speaker of they to this effect my lord the king our master the great and  mighty king that reign in France since Charles the great who name he bear have  nevertheless think it no disparagement to his greatness at this time to  propound a peace yea and to pray a peace with the king of England for which  purpose he have send we his commissioner instruct and enable with full and  ample power to treat and conclude give we further in charge to open in some  other business the secret of his own intention these be indeed the precious  love token between great king to communicate one with another the true state  of their affair and to pass by nice point of honour which ought not to give  law unto affection this I do assure your lordship it be not possible for you  to imagine the true and cordial love that the king our master bear to your  sovereign except you be near he as we be he use his name with so great respect  he remember their first acquaintance at parish with so great contentment nay  he never speak of he but that present he fall into discourse of the misery of  great king in that they can converse with their equal but with servant this  affection to your king person and virtue God have put into the heart of our  master no doubt for the good of Christendom and for purpose yet unknown to we  all for other root it can have since it be the same to the earl of Richmond  that it be now to the king of England this be therefore the first motive that  make our king to desire peace and league with your sovereign good affection  and somewhat that he find in his own heart this affection be also arm with  reason of estate for our king do in all candour and frankness of deal open  himself unto you that have a honourable yea and a holy purpose to make a  voyage and war in remote part he consider that it will be of no small effect  in point of reputation to his enterprise if it be know abroad that he be in  good peace with all his neighbour prince and special with the king of England  who for good cause he esteem most but now my lord give I leave to use a few  word to remove all scruple and miss understanding between your sovereign and  we concern some late action which if they be not clear may perhaps hinder this  peace to the end that for matter pass neither king may conceive unkindness of  other nor think the other conceive unkindness of he the late action be two  that of Britain and that of Flanders in both which it be true that the subject  sword of both king have encounter and strike and the way and inclination also  of the two king in respect of their confederate and alley have sever for that  of Britain the king your sovereign know best what have pass it be a war of  necessity on our master part and though the motive of it be sharp and piquant  as can be yet do he make that war rather with a olive branch then a laurel  branch in his hand more desire peace then victory beside from time to time he  send as it be blank paper to your king to write the condition of peace for  though both his honour and safety go upon it yet he think neither of they too  precious to put into the king of England hand neither do your king on the  other side make any unfriendly interpretation of your king send of succour to  the duke of Britain for the king know well that many thing must be do of king  for satisfaction of their people and it be not hard to discern what be a king  own but this matter of Britain be now by the Act of God end and pass and as  the king hope like the way of a ship in the sea without leave any impression  in either of the king mind as he be sure for his part it have not do in his  for the action of Flanders as the former of Britain be a war of necessity so  this be a war of justice which with a good king be of equal necessity with  danger of estate for else he shall leave to be a king the subject of Burgundy  be subject in chief to the crown of France and their duke the homager and  vassal of France they have wont to be good subject howsoever maximilian have  of late distemper they they flee to the king for justice and deliverance from  oppression justice he can not deny purchase he do not seek this be good for  maximilian if he can have see it in people mutiny to arrect fury and prevent  despair my lord it may be this I have say be needless save that the king our  master be tender in any thing that may but glance upon the friendship of  England the amity between the two king no doubt stand entire and inviolate and  that their subject sword have clash it be nothing unto the public peace of the  crown it be a thing very usual in auxiliary force of the best and strait  confederate to meet and draw blood in the field nay many time there be aid of  the same nation on both side and yet it be not for all that a kingdom divide  in it self it rest my lord that Jimpart unto you a matter that I know your  lordship all will much rejoice to hear as that which import the Christian  common weal more then any action that have happen of long time the king our  master have a purpose and determination to make war upon the kingdom of Naples  be now in the possession of a Bastardslip of Aragon but appertain unto his  majesty by clear and undoubted right which if he shall not by just arm seek to  recover he can neither acquit his honour nor answer it to his people but his  noble and Christian think rest not here for his resolution and hope be to make  the reconquest of Naples but as a bridge to transport his force into grease  and not to spare blood or Treasure if it be to the impawning of his crown and  dispeople of France till either he have overthrow the empire of the ottoman or  take it in his way to paradise the king know well that this be a design that  can not arise in the mind of any king that do not steadfast look up unto God  who quarrel this be and from who come both the will and the deed but yet it be  agreeable to the person that he bear though unworthy of the thrice Christian  king and the old son of the church whereunto he be also invite by the example  in more ancient time of king Henry the four of England the first renown king  of the house of lancaster ancestor though not progenitor to your king who have  a purpose towards the end of his time as you know better to make a expedition  into the holy land and by the example also present before his eye of that  honourable and religious war which the king of Spain now make and have almost  bring to perfection for the recovery of the realm of Granada from the more and  although this enterprise may seem vast and unmeasured for the king to attempt  that by his own force wherein heretofore a conjunction of most of the  Christian prince have find work enough yet his majesty wise consider that  sometime small force be unite under one command be more effectual in proof  though not so promise in opinion and fame then much great force various  compound by association and league which common in a short time after their  beginning turn to dissociations division but my lord that which be as a voice  from heaven that call the king to this enterprise be a rend at this time in  the house of the ottoman I do not say but there have be brother against  brother in that house before but never any that have refuge to the arm of the  Christian as now have to sigh brother unto Bajazeth that reign the before  brave man of the two the other be between a monk and a philosopher and better  read in the Alcoran and to sweep away then able to wield the sceptre of so  warlike a empire this therefore be the king our master memorable and heroical  resolution for a holy war and because he carry in this the person of a  Christian soldier as well as of a great temporal Monarch he begin with  humility and be content for this cause to beg peace at the hand of other  Christian king there remain only rather a civil request then any essential  part of our negotiation which the king make to the king your sovereign the  king as the world know be lord in chief of the duchy of Britain the marriage  of the heir belong to he as guardian this be a private patrimonial right and  no business of estate yet nevertheless to run a fair course with your king who  he desire to make another himself and to be one and the same thing with he his  request be that with the king favour and consent he may dispose of her  marriage as he think good and make void the intrude and pretend marriage of  maximilian accord to justice this my lord be all that I have to say desire  your pardon for my weakness in the delivery thus do the French ambassador with  great show of their king affection and many sugar word seek to adulce all  matter between the two king have two thing for their end the one to keep the  king quiet till the marriage of Britain be pass and this be but a summer fruit  which they think be almost ripe and will be soon gather the other be more last  and that be to put he into such a temper as he may be no disturbance or  impediment to the voyage for Italy the lord of the Council be silent and say  only that they know the ambassador will look for no answer till they have  report to the king and so they rise from Council the king can not well tell  what to think of the marriage of Britain he see plain the ambition of the  French king be to impatronize himself of the duchy but he wonder he will bring  into his house a litigious marriage especial consider who be his successor but  weigh one thing with another he give Britain for lose but resolve to make his  profit of this business of Britain as a quarrel for war and that of Naples as  a wrench and mean for peace be well advertise how strong the king be bend upon  that action have therefore confer diverse time with his Council and keep  himself somewhat close he give a direction to the chancellor for a formal  answer to the ambassador and that he do in the presence of his Council and  after call the chancellor to he apart bid he speak in such language as be fit  for a treaty that be to end in a breach and give he also a special caveat that  he shall not use any word to discourage the voyage of Italy soon after the  ambassador be send for to the Council and the lord chancellor speak to they in  this sort my lord ambassador I shall make answer by the king commandment unto  the eloquent declaration of you my lord prior in a brief and plain manner the  king forget not his former love and acquaintance with the king your master but  of this there needs no repetition for if it be between they as it be it be  well if there be any alteration it be not word that will make it up for the  business of Britain the king find it a little strange that the French king  make mention of it as matter of well deserve at his hand for that deserve be  no more but to make he his instrument to surprise one of his best confederate  and for the marriage the king will not meddle in it if your master will marry  by the book and not by the sword for that of Flanders if the subject of  Burgundy have appeal to your king as their chief lord at first by way of  supplication it may have have a show of justice but it be a new from of  process for subject to imprison their prince first and to slay his officer and  then to be complainant the king say that sure he be when the French king and  himself send to the subject of Scotland that have take arm against their king  they both speak in another style and do in princely manner signify their  detestation of popular Attentates upon the person or authority of prince but  my lord ambassador the king leave these two action thus that on the one side  he have not receive any manner of satisfaction from you concern they and on  the other that he do not apprehend they so deep as in respect of they to  refuse to treat of peace if other thing may go hand in hand as for the war of  Naples and the design against the Turk the king have command I express to say  that he do wish with all his heart to his good brother the French king that  his fortune may succeed accord to his hope and honourable intention and  whensoever he shall hear that he be prepare for grease as your master be  please now to say that he beg a peace of the king so the king will then beg of  he a part in that war but now my lord ambassador I be to propound unto you  somewhat on the king part the king your master have teach our king what to say  and demand you say my lord prior that your king be resolve to recover his  right to Naples wrongful detain from he and that if he shall not thus do he  can not acquit his honour nor answer it to his people think my lord that the  king our master say the same thing over again to you touch Normandy Guien  Angeou yea and the kingdom of France it self I can express it better then in  your own word if therefore the French king shall consent that the king our  master Title to France at least tribute for the same be handle in the treaty  the king be content to go on with the rest otherwise he refuse to treat the  ambassador be somewhat abash with this demand answer in some heat that they  doubt not but the king their sovereign sword will be able to maintain his  sceptre and they assure themselves he neither can nor will yield to any  diminution of the crown of France either in territory or regality but  howsoever they be too great matter for they to speak of have no Commission it  be reply that the king look for no other answer from they but will forth with  send his own ambassador to the French king there be a question also ask at the  table whether the French king will agree to have the dispose of the marriage  of Britain with a exception exclusion that he shall not marry her himself to  which the ambassador answer that it be so far out of their king think as they  have receive no instruction touch the same thus be the ambassador dismiss all  save the prior and be follow immediate by thomas earl of Ormond and thomas  GOLDENSTON prior of Christ church in Canterbury who be present send over into  France in the mean space Lionel bishop of Concordia be send as nuntio from  pope alexander the six to both king to move a peace between they for pope  alexander find himself pen and lock up by a league and association of the  principal state of Italy that he can not make his way for the advancement of  his own house which he immoderate thirst after be desirous to trouble the  water in Italy that he may fish the better cast the Net not out of saint  peters but out of borgia bark and doubt lest the fear to speak England may  stay the French king voyage into Italy dispatch this bishop to compose all  matter between the two king if he can who first repair to the French king and  find he well incline as he conceive take on his journey towards England and  find the English ambassador at Calais on their way towards the French king  after some conference with they he be in honourable manner transport over into  England where he have audience of the king but notwithstanding he have a good  ominous name to have make a peace nothing follow for in the mean time the  purpose of the French king to marry the duchess can be no long dissemble  wherefore the English ambassador find how thing go take their leave and return  and the prior also be warn from hence to depart out of England who when he  turn his back more like a pedant then a ambassador disperse a bitter libel in  Latin verse against the king unto which the king though he have nothing of a  pedant yet be content to cause a answer to be make in like verse and that as  speak in his own person but in a style of scorn and sport about this time also  be bear the king second son henry who afterward reign and soon after follow  the solemnization of the marriagee between Charles and whether   duchess of  Britain with who he receive the duchy of Britain as her dowry the daughter of  maximilian be a little before send home which when it come to the ear of  maximilian who will never believe it till it be do be ever the principal in  deceive himself though in this the French king do very handsome second it and  tumble it over and over in his think that he shall at one blow with such a  double scorn be defeat both of the marriage of his daughter and his own upon  both which he have fix high imagination he lose all patience and cast of the  respect fit to be continue between great king even when their blood be hot and  most rise fall to bitter invective against the person and action of the French  king and by how much he be the less able to do talk so much the more speak all  the injury he can devise of Charles say that he be the most perfidious man  upon the earth and that he have make a marriage compound between a adultery  and a rape which be do he say by the just judgement of God to the end that the  nullity thereof be so appparant to all the world the race of so unworthy a  person may not reign in France and forthwith he send ambassador as well to the  king of England as to the king of Spain to incite they to war and to treat a  league offensive against France promise to concur with great force of his own  hereupon the king of England go nevertheless his own way call a parliament it  be the seven year of his reign and the first day of open thereof sit under his  Cloth of estate speak himself unto his lord and Commons in this manner my lord  and you the Commons when I purpose to make a war in Britain by my lieutenant I  make declaration thereof to you by my chancellor but now that I mean to make a  war upon France in person I will declare it to you my self that war be to  descend another man right but this be to recover our own and that end by  accident but we hope this shall end in victory the French king trouble the  Christian world that which he have be not his own and yet he seek more he have  invest himself of Britain he maintain the rebel in Flanders and he threaten  Italy for our self he have proceed from dissimulation to neglect and from  neglect to contumely he have assail our confederate he deny our tribute in a  word he seek war so do not his father but seek peace at our hand and so  perhaps will he when good counsel or time shall make he see as much as his  father do mean while let they make his ambition our advantage and let we not  stand upon a few crown of tribute or acknowledgement but by the favour of  almighty God try our right for the crown of France it self remember that there  have be a French king prisoner in England and a king of England crown in  France our confederate be not diminish Burgundy be in a mighty hand then ever  and never more provoke Britain can help we but it may hurt they new acquests  be more burden then strength the male content of his own kingdom have not be  base popular nor titulary impostor but of a high nature the king of Spain  doubt you not will join with we not know where the French king ambition will  stay our holy father the pope like no tramontane in Italy but howsoever it be  this matter of confederate be rather to be think on then reckon on for God  forbid but England shall be able to get reason of France without a second at  the battle of Cressy Poitiers agent court we be of our self France have much  people and few soldier they have no stable band of foot some good horse they  have but those be force which be least fit for a defensive war where the  action be in the assailant choice it be our discord only that lose France and  by the power of God it be the good peace which we now enjoy that will recover  it God have hitherto bless my sword I have in this time that I have reign weed  out my bid subject and try my good my people and I know one another which  breed confidence and if there shall be any bid blood leave in the kingdom a  honourable foreign war will vent it or purify it in this great business let I  have your advice and aid if any of you be to make his son knight you may have  aid of your tenant by law this concern the knighthood and spur of the kingdom  whereof I be father and bind not only to seek to maintain it but to advance it  but for matter of Treasure let it not be take from the poor sort but from  those to who the benefit of the war may redound France be no wilderness and I  that profess good husbandry hope to make the war after the beginning to pay it  self go together in God name and lose no time for I have call this parliament  whole for this Cause thus speak the king but for all this though he show great  forwardness for a war not only to his parliament and court but to his  privycouncil likewise except the two bishop and a few more yet nevertheless in  his secret intention he have no purpose to go through with any war upon France  but the truth be that he do but traffic with that war to make his return in  money he know well that France be now entire and at unity with it self and  never so mighty many year before he see by the taste that he have of his force  send into Britain that the French know well enough how to make war with the  English by not put thing to the hazard of a battle but wear they by long siege  of town and strong fortify encamp James the three of Scotland his true friend  and confederate go and James the four that have succeed whole at the devotion  of France and ill affect towards he as for the conjunction of Ferdinando of  Spain and maximilian he can make no foundation upon they for the one have  power and not will and the other have will and not power beside that  Ferdinando have but new take breath from the war with the more and merchanded  at this time with France for the restore of the county of Russignon and  Perpignian oppignorated to the French neither be he out of fear of the  discontent and ill blood within the realm which have use always to repress and  appease in person he be loath they shall find he at a distance beyond sea and  engage in war find therefore the inconvenience and difficulty in the  prosecution of a war he cast with himself how to compass two thing the one how  by the declaration and inchoation of a war to make his profit the other how to  come off from the war with save of his honour for profit it be to be make two  way upon his subject for the war and upon his enemy for the peace like a good  merchant that make his gain both upon the commodity export and import back  again for the point of honour wherein he may suffer for give over the war he  consider well that as he can not trust upon the aid of Ferdinando and  maximilian for support of war so the impuissance of the one and the double  proceed of the other lie fair for he for occasion to accept of peace these  thing he do wise foresee and do as artificial conduct whereby all thing fall  into his lap as he desire for as for the parliament it present take fire be  affectionate of old the war of France and desirous afresh to repair the  dishonour they think the king sustain by the lose of Britain therefore they  advice the king with great alacrity to undertake the war of France and  although the parliament consist of the first and second nobility together with  principal citizen and townsman yet worthy and just respect more the people who  deputy they be then their own private person and find by the lord chancellor  speech the king inclination that way they consent that commissioner shall go  forth for the gather and levy of a benevolence from the more able sort this  tax call benevolence be devise by edward the four for which he sustain much  envy it be abolish by richard the three by Act of parliament to ingratiate  himself with the people and it be now revive by the king but with consent of  parliament for so it be not in the time of king edward the four but by this  way he raise exceed great sum insomuch as the city of London in those day  contribute nine thousand pound and better and that chief levy upon the wealthy  sort there be a tradition of a dilemma that bishop morton the chancellor use  to raise up the benevolence to high rate and some call it his fork and some  his crotch for he have couch a article in the instruction to the commissioner  who be to levy the benevolence that if they meet with any that be spare they  shall tell they that they must needs have because they lie up and if they be  spender they must needs have because it be see in their port and manner of  live so neither kind come amiss this parliament be mere a parliament of war  for it be in substance but a declaration of war against France and Scotland  with some statute conduce thereunto as the severe punish of Mortpayes and keep  back of soldier wage in captain the like severity for the departure of soldier  without licence strengthen of the commonlaw in favour of protection for those  that be in the king service and the set the gate open and wide for man to sell  or mortgage their land without fine for alienation to furnish themselves with  money for the war and last the void of all Scottishmen out of England there be  also a statute for the disperse of the standard of the exchequer throughout  England thereby to size weight and measure and two or three more of less  importance after the parliament be break up which last not long the king go on  with his preparation for the war of France yet neglect not in the mean time  the affair of maximilian for the quiet of Flanders and restore he to his  authority among his subject for at that time the lord of ravenstein be not  only a subject rebel but a servant revolt and so much the more malicious and  violent by the aid of Bruges and gaunt have take the town and both the castle  of Sluice as we say before and have by the commodity of the haven get together  certain ship and bark fall to a kind of piratical Trade rob and spoil and take  prisoner the ship and vessel of all nation that pass alongst that coast  towards the mar of antwerp or into any part of Brabant zeland or freezland be  ever well victual from Picardy beside the commodity of victual from Sluice and  the country adjacent and the avail of his own prize the French assist he still  under hand and he likewise as all man do that have be of both side think  himself not safe except he depend upon a three person there be a small town  some two mile from Bruges towards the sea call Dam which be a fort and  approach to Bruges and have a relation also to Sluice this town the king of  the Roman have attempt often not for any worth of the town in it self but  because it may choke Bruges and cut it off from the sea and ever fail but  therewith the duke of Saxony come down into Flanders take upon he the person  of a umpire to compose thing between maximilian and his subject but be indeed  fast and assure to maximilian upon this pretext of neutrality and treaty he  repair to Bruges desire of the state of Bruges to enter peaceable into their  town with a retinue of some number of man of arm fit for his estate be  somewhat the more as he say the better to guard he in a country that be up in  arm and bear they in hand that he be to communicate with they of diverse  matter of great importance for their good which have obtain of they he send  his carriage and harbinger before he to provide his lodging so that his man of  war enter the city in good array but in peaceable manner and he follow they  that go before inquire still for inn and lodging as if they will have rest  there all night and so go on till they come to the gate that lead direct  towards Dam and they of Bruges only gaze upon they and give they passage the  captain and inhabitant of Dam also suspect no harm from any that pass through  Bruges and discover force a far off suppose they have be some succour that be  come from their friend know some danger towards they and so perceive nothing  but well till it be too late suflered they to enter their town by which kind  of sleight rather then stratagem the town of Dam be take and the town of  Bruges shrewd block up whereby they take great discouragement the duke of  Saxony have win the town of Dam send immediate to the king to let he know that  it be Sluice chief and the lord ravenstein that keep the rebellion of Flanders  in life and that if it please the king to besiege it by sea he also will  besiege it by land and so cut out the core of those war the king Willing to  uphold the authority of maximilian the better to hold France in awe and be  likewise sue unto by his merchant for that the sea be much infest by the bark  of the lord ravenstein send straightway sir edward poinings a valiant man and  of good service with twelve ship well furnish with soldier and artillery to  clear the sea and to besiege Sluice on that part the englishmen do not only  coupe up the lord ravenstein that he stir not and likewise hold in strait  siege the maritime part of the town but also assail one of the castle and  renew the assault so for twenty day space issue still out of their ship at the  ebb as they make great slaughter of they of the castle who continual fight  with they to repulse they though of the English part also be slay a brother of  the earl of Oxford and some fifty more but the siege still continue more and  more strait and both the castle which be the principal strength of the town be  distress the one by the duke of Saxony and the other by the English and a  bridge of boat which the lord ravenstein have make between both castle whereby  succour and relief may pass from the one to the other be on a night set on  fire by the English hco despair to hold the town yield at the last the castle  to the English and the town to the duke of Saxony by composition which do the  duke of Saxony and sir edward poinings treat with they of Bruges to submit  themselves to maximilian their lord which after some time they do pay in some  good part the charge of the war whereby the nourishing and foreign succour be  dismiss the example of Bruges other of the revolt town follow so that  maximilian grow to be out of danger but as his manner be to handle matter  never out of necessity and sir edward poinings after he have continue at  Sluice some good while till all thing be settle return unto the king be then  before Bulleigne somewhat about this time come letter from Ferdinando and  isabella king and queen of Spaino signify the final conquest of Granada from  the more which action in it self so worthy king Ferdinando who manner be never  to lose any virtue for the show have express and display in his letter at  large with all the particularity and religious Punctoes and ceremony that be  observe in the reception of that city and kingdom show among other thing that  the king will not by any mean in person enter the city until he have first  aloof see the cross set up upon the great tower of Granada whereby it become  Christian ground that likewise before he will enter he do homage to God above  pronounce by a herald from the height of that tower that he do acknowledge to  have recover that kingdom by the help of God almighty and the glorious virgin  and the virtuous apostle saint James and the holy father innocent the eight  together with the aid and service of his prelate noble and Commons that yet he  stir not from his camp till he have see a little army of martyr to the number  of seven hundred and more Christian that have live in bind and servitude as  slave to the more pass before his eye sing a psalm for their redemption and  that he have give tribute unto God by nourishing and relief extend to they all  for his admission into the city these thing be in the letter with many more  ceremony of a kind of holy ostentation the king ever Willing to put himself  into the consort or choir of all religious action and natural affect much the  king of Spain as far as one king can affect another partly for his virtue and  partly for a counterpoise to France upon the receipt of these letter send all  his noble and prelate that be about the court together with the mayor and  alderman of London in great solemnity to the church of Paul there to hear a  declaration from the lord chancellor now cardinal when they be assemble the  cardinal stand upon the uppermost step or half pace before the choir and all  the noble prelate and governor of the city at the foot of the stair make a  speech to they let they know that they be assemble in that consecrate place to  sing unto God a New-song for that say he these many year the Christian have  not gain new ground or Territorie upon the infidel nor enlarge and set further  the bind of the Christian world but this be now do by the prowess and devotion  of Ferdinando and isabella king of Spain who have to their immortal honour  recover the great and rich kingdom of Granada and the populous and mighty city  of the same name from the more have be in possession thereof by the space of  seven hundred year and more for which this assembly and all Christian be to  render laud and thank unto God and to celebrate this noble Act of the king of  Spain who in this be not only victorious but apostolical in the gain of new  province to the Christian faith and the rather for that this victory and  Conquest be obtain without much effusion of blood whereby it be to be hope  that there shall be gain not only new Territorie but infinite soul to the  church of Christ who the almighty as it seem will have live to be convert  herewithal he do relate some of the most memorable particular of the war and  victory and after his speech end the whole assembly go solemn in procession  and te god be sing immediate after the solemnity the king keep his may day at  his palace of Sheine now Richmond where to warm the blood of his nobility and  gallant against the war he keep great triumph of just and tourney during all  that month in which space it so fall our that sir James parker and Hugh  vaughah one of the king gentleman usher have have a controversy touch certain  arm that the king at arm have give Vaughan be appoint to run some course one  against a other and by accident of a faulty helmet that parker have on he be  strike into the mouth at the first course so that his tongue be bear unto the  hinder part of his head in such sort that he die present upon the place which  because of the controversy precedent and the death that follow be account  among the vulgar as a combat or trial of right the king towards the end of  this summer have put his force where with he mean to invade France in  readiness but so as they be not yet meet or muster together send urswick now  make his almoner and sir John risley to maximilian to let he know that he be  in arm ready to pass the sea into France and do but expect to hear from he  when and where he do appoint to join with he accord to his promise make unto  he by countebalt his ambassador the English ambassador have repair to  maximilian do find his power and promise at a very great distance he be utter  unprovide of man money and arm for any such enterprise for maximilian have  neither wing to fly on for that his patrimony of Austria be not in his hand  his father be then live and on the other side his matrimonial territory of  Flanders be partly in dowry to his mother-in-law and partly not serviceable in  respect of the late rebellion be thereby destitute of mean to enter into war  the ambassador see this well but wise think fit to advertise the king thereof  rather than to return themselves till the king further pleasure be know the  rather for that maximilian himself speak as great as ever he do before and  entertain they with dilatory answer so as the formal part of their ambassage  may well warrant and require their further stay the king hereupon who doubt as  much before and see through his business from the beginning write back to the  ambassador commend their discretion in not return and Willing they to keep the  state wherein they find maximilian as a secret till they hear further from he  and mean while go on with his voyage royal for France suppress for a time this  advertisement touch maximilian poverty and disability by this time be draw  together a great and puissant army into the city of London in which be thomas  marquis Dorset thomas earl of arundel thomas earl of Derby george earl of  Shrewsbury edmond earl of Suffolk edward earl of Devonshire george earl of ken  the earl of Essex thomas earl of Ormond with a great number of baron knight  and principal gentleman and among they richard thomas much note for the brave  troop that he bring out of Wales the army rise in the whole to the number of  five and twenty thousand foot and sixteen hundred horse over which the king  constant in his accustom trust and employment make jasper duke of Bedford and  John earl of Oxford general under his own person the nine of September in the  eight year of his reign he depart from Greenwich towards the sea all man  wonder that he take that season be so near winter to begin the war and some  thereupon gather it be a sign that the war will not belong nevertheless the  king give out the contrary thus that he intend not to make a summer business  of it but a resolute war without term prefix until be recover France it skill  not much when be begin it especial have Calais at his back where he may winter  if the reason of the war so require the six of October he embark at Sandwich  and the same day take land at Calais which be the rendezvous where all his  force be assign to meet but in this his journey towards the sea side wherein  for the cause that we shall now speak of he hover so much the long he have  receive letter from the lord cord who the hot he be against the English in  time of war have the more credit in a negotiation of peace and beside be hold  a man open and of good faith in which letter there be make a overture of peace  from the French king with such condition as be somewhat to the king taste but  this be carry at the first with wonder secrecy the king be no soon come to  Calais but the calm wind of peace begin to blow for first the English  ambassador return out of Flanders from maximilian and certify the king that he  be not to hope for any aid from maximilian for that he be altogether  improvided his will be good but he lack money and this be make know and spread  through the Army and although the English be therewithal nothing dismay and  that it be the manner of soldier upon bid news to speak the more brave yet  nevertheless it be a kind of preparative to a peace instant in the neck of  this as the king have lie it come news that Ferdinando and isabella king of  Spain have conclude a peace with king Charles and that Charles have restore  unto they the county of Russignon and Perpignian which former be mortgage by  John king of Aragon ferdinando's father unto France for three hundred thousand  crown which debt be also upon this peace by Charles clear release this come  also handsome to put on the peace both because so potent a confederate be fall  off and because it be a fair example of a peace buy so as the king shall not  be the sole merchant in this peace upon these air of peace the king be content  that the bishop of Exeter and the lord DAVBIGNEY governor of Calais shall give  a meeting unto the lord cord for the treaty of a peace but himself  nevertheless and his army the fifteen of October remove from Calais and in  four day march sit he down before bulloigne during this siege of bulloigne  which continue near a month there pass no memorable action no accident of war  only sir John savage a valiant captain be slay ride about the wall of the town  to take a view the town be both well fortify and well man yet it be distress  and ready for a assault which if it have be give as be think will have cost  much blood but yet the town will have be carry in the end mean while a peace  be conclude by the commissioner to continue for both the king life where there  be no article of importance be in effect rather a bargain than a treaty for  all thing remain as they be save that there shall be pay to the king seven  hundred forty five thousand ducat in present for his charge in that journey  and five and twenty thousand crown yearly for his charge sustain in the aid of  the Briton for which annual though he have maximilian bind before for those  charge yet he count the alteration of the hand as much as the principal debt  and beside it be leave somewhat indefinite when it shall determine or expire  which make the English esteem it as a tribute carry under fair term and the  truth be it be pay both to the king and to his son king henry the eight long  than it can continue upon any computation of charge there be also assign by  the French king unto all the king principal counsellor great pension beside  rich gift for the present which whether the king do permit to save his own  purse from reward or to communicate the envy of a business that be displease  to his people be diverse interpret for certain the king have no great fancy to  own this peace and therefore a little before it be conclude he have under hand  procure some of his best captain and man of war to advice he to a peace under  their hand in a earnest manner in the nature of a supplication but the truth  be this peace be welcome to both king to Charles for that it assure unto he  the possession of Britain and free the enterprise of Naples to henry for that  it fill his coffer and that he foresee at that time a storm of inward trouble  come upon he which present after break forth but it give no less discontent to  the nobility and principal person of the army who have many of they sell or  engage their estate upon the hope of the war they stick not to say that the  king care not to plume his nobility and people to feather himself and some  make themselves merry with that the king have say in parliament that after the  war be once begin he doubt not but to make it pay it self say he have keep  promise have rise from bulloigne he go to Calais where he stay some time from  whence also he write letter which be a courtesy that he sometime use to the  mayor of London and alderman his brother half brag what great sum he have  obtain for the peace know well that full coffer of the king be ever good news  to London and better news it will have be if their benevolence have be but a  loan and upon the seventeenth of December follow he return to Westminster  where he keep his christmas soon after the king return he send the order of  the garter to Alphonso duke of Calabria old son to Ferdinando king of Naples a  honour seek by that prince to hold he up in the eye of the Italian who expect  the arm of Charles make great account of the amity of England for a bridle to  France it be receive by Alphonso with all the ceremony and pomp that can be  devise as thing use to be carry that be intend for opinion it be send by  urswick upon who the king bestow this ambassage to help he after many dry  employment at this time the king begin again to be haunt with spirit by the  magic and curious be of the lady margaret who raise up the ghost of richard  duke of York second son to king edward the four to walk and vex the king this  be a fine counterfeit stone than lambert SYMNELL better do and wear upon great  hand be grace after with the wear of a king of France and a king of Scotland  not of a duchess of Burgundy only and for Simnell there be not much in he more  than that he be a handsome boy and do not shame his robe but this youth of who  we be now to speak be such a mercurial as the like have seldom be know and can  make his own part if at any time he chance to be out wherefore this be one of  the strange example of a personation that ever be in elder or late time it  deserve to be discover and relate at the full although the king manner of show  thing by piece and by dark light have so muffle it that it have leave it  almost as a mystery to this day the lady margaret who the king friend call  Juno because she be to he as Juno be to Aeneas stir both heaven and hell to do  he mischief for a foundation of her particular practice against he do  continual by all mean possible nourish maintain and divulge the fly opinion  that richard duke of York second son to edward the four be not murder in the  tower as be give out but save alive for that those who be employ in that  barbarous fact have destroy the elder brother be strike with remorse and  compassion towards the young and set he privy at liberty to seek his fortune  this lure she cast abroad think that this fame and belief together with the  fresh example of lambert Simnell will draw at one time or other some bird to  strike upon it she use likewise a further diligence not commit all to chance  for she have some secret espial like to the turk commissioner for child of  tribute to look abroad for handsome and graceful youth to make Plantagenet and  duke of York at the last she do light on one in who all thing meet as one will  wish to serve her turn for a counterfeit of richard duke of York this be  perkin Warbeck who adventure we shall now describe for first the year agree  well second he be a youth of fine favour and shape but more than that he have  such a crafty and bewitch fashion both to move pity and to induce belief as be  like a kind of fascination and enchantment to those that see he or hear he  three he have be from his child hood such a wanderer or as the king call he  such a land loper as it be extreme hard to hunt out his nest and parent  neither again can any man by company or converse with he be able to say or  detect well what he be he do so flit from place to place last there be a  circumstance which be mention by one that write in the same time that be very  likely to have make somewhat to the matter which be that king edward the four  be his godfather which as it be somewhat suspicious for a wanton prince to  become gossip in so mean a house and may make a man think that he may indeed  have in he some base blood of the house of York so at the least though that be  not it may give the occasion to the boy in be call king Edward godson or  perhaps in sport king Edward son to entertain such think into his head for  tutor he have none for ought that appear as lambert Simnell have until he come  unto the lady margaret who instruct he thus therefore it come to pass there be  a townsman of tourney that have bear office in that town who name be John  OSBECKE a Convert-Iew marry to catherine de faro who business draw he to live  for a time with his wife at London in king edward the four day during which  time he have a son by her and be know in court the king either out of a  religious nobleness because he be a convert or upon some private acquaintance  do he the honour as to be godfather to his child and nam he peter but  afterward prove a dainty and effeminate youth he be common call by the  diminutive of his name peterkin or perkin for as for the name of Warbeck it be  give he when they do but guess at it before examination have be take but yet  he have be so much talk on by that name as it stick by he after his true name  of OSBECKE be know while he be a young child his parent return with he to  tourney then be he place in a house of a kinsman of his call John STENBECK at  antwerp and so rove up and down between Antwerp and tourney and other town of  Flanders for a good time live much in English company and have the English  tongue perfect in which time be grow a comely youth he be bring by some of the  espial of the lady margaret unto her presence who view he well and see that he  have a face and personage that will bear a noble fortune and find he otherwise  of a fine spirit and win behaviour think she have now find a curious piece of  marble to carve out a image of a duke of York she keep he by her a great while  but with extreme secrecy the while she instruct he by many cabinet conference  first in princely behaviour and gesture teach he how he shall keep state and  yet with a modest sense of his misfortune then she inform he of all the  circumstance and particular that concern the person of richard duke of York  which he be to act describe unto he the personage lineament and feature of the  king and queen his pretend parent and of his brother and sister and diverse  other that be near he in his childhood together with all passage some secret  some common that be fit for a child memory until the death of king edward then  she add the particular of the time from the king death until he and his  brother be commit to the tower aswell during the time he be abroad as while he  be in sanctuary as for the time while he be in the tower and the manner of his  brother death and his own escape she know they be thing that a very few can  control and therefore she teach he only to tell a smooth and likely Tale of  those matter warning he not to vary from it it be agree likewise between they  what account he shall give of his peregrination abroad intermix many thing  which be true and such as they know other can testify for the credit of the  rest but still make they to hang together with the part he be to play she  teach he likewise how to avoid sundry captious and tempt question which be  like to be ask of he but in this she find he of himself so nimble and shift as  she trust much to his own wit and readiness and therefore labour the less in  it last she raise his think with some present reward and further promise set  before he chief the glory and fortune of a crown if thing go well and a sure  refuge to her court if the worst shall fall after such time as she think he be  perfect in his lesson she begin to cast with herself from what coast this  blaze star shall first appear and at what time it must be upon the horizon of  Ireland for there have the like meteor strong influence before the time of the  apparition to be when the king shall be engage into a war with France but well  she know that whatsoever shall come from her will be hold suspect and  therefore if he shall go out of Flanders immediate into Ireland she may be  think to have some hand in it and beside the time be not yet ripe for that the  two king be then upon term of peace therefore she wheel about and to put all  suspicion a far off and loath to keep he any long by her for that she know  secret be not long live she send he unknown into Portugal with the lady  Brampton a English lady that embark for Portugal at that time with some  privado of her own to have a eye upon he and there he be to remain and to  expect her further direction in the mean time she omit not to prepare thing  for his better welcome and accept not only in the kingdom of Ireland but in  the court of France he continue in Portugal about a year and by that time the  king of England call his parliament as have be say and declare open war  against France now do the sign reign and the constellation be come under which  perkin shall appear and therefore he be straight send unto by the duchess to  go for Ireland accord to the first designment in Ireland he do arrive at the  town of cork when he be thither come his own Tale be when he make his  confession afterward that the irishman find he in some good clothes come flock  about he and bear he down that he be the duke of Clarence that have be there  before and after that he be richard the three base son and last that he be  richard duke of York second son to edward the four but that he for his part  renounce all these thing and offer to swear upon the holy evangelist that he  be no such man till at last thy force it upon he and bid he fear nothing and  so forth but the truth be that immediate upon his come into Ireland he take  upon he the say person of the duke of York and draw unto he accomplice and  partaker by all the mean he can devise insomuch as he write his letter unto  the earl of Desmond and Kildare to come in to his aid and be of his party the  original of which letter be yet extant somewhat before this time the duchess  have also gain unto her a near servant of king Henry own one stephen Frion his  secretary for the French tongue a active man but turbulent and discontent this  Frion have flee over to Charles the French king and put himself into his  service at such time as he begin to be in open enmity with the king now king  Charles when he understand of the person and attempt of perkin ready of  himself to embrace all advantage against the king of England instigate by  Frion and former prepare by the lady margaret forthwith dispatch one LVCAS and  this Frion in the nature of ambassador to perkin to advertise he of the king  good inclination to he and that he be resolve to aid he to recover his right  against king henry a usurper of England and a enemy of France and wish he to  come over unto he at parish perkin think himself in heaven now that he be  invite by so great a king in so honourable a manner and impart unto his friend  in Ireland for their encouragement how fortune call he and what great hope he  have sail present into France when he be come to the court of France the king  receive he with great honour salute and style he by the name of the duke of  York lodge he and accommodate he in great state and the better to give he the  representation and the countenance of a prince assign he a Guard for his  person whereof the lord CONGRESALL be captain the courtier likewise though it  be ill mock with the French apply themselves to their king bend see there be  reason of state for it at the same time there repair unto perkin diverse  englishmen of quality sir george nevile sir John tailor and about one hundred  more and among the rest this stephen Frion of who we speak who follow his  fortune both then and for a long time after and be indeed his principal  counsellor and instrument in all his proceed but all this on the French king  part be but a trick the better to bow king henry to peace and therefore upon  the first grain of incense that be sacrifice upon the altar of peace at  bulloigne perkin be smoke away yet will not the French king deliver he up to  king henry as he be labour to do for his honour sake but warn he away and  dismiss he and perkin on his part be as ready to be go doubt he may be catch  up under hand he therefore take his way into Flanders unto the duchess of  Burgundy pretend that have be various toss by fortune he direct his course  thither as to a safe harbour no way take knowledge that he have ever be there  before but as if that have be his first address the duchess on the other part  make it as new and strange to see he pretend at the first that she be teach  and make wise by the example of lambert Simnell how she do admit of any  counterfeit stuff though even in that she say she be not full satisfy she  pretend at the first and that be ever in the presence of other to pose he and  sift he thereby to try whether he be indeed the very duke of York or no but  seem to receive full satisfaction by his answer she then feign her self to be  transport with a kind of astonishment mix of joy and wonder at his miraculous  deliverance receive he as if he be rise from death to life and infer that God  who have in such wonder manner preserve he from death do likewise reserve he  for some great and prosperous fortune as for his dismission out of France they  interpret it not as if he be detect or neglect for a counterfeit deceiver but  contrariwise that it do show manifest unto the world that he be some great  matter for that it be his abandon that in effect make the peace be no more but  the sacrifice of a poor distress prince unto the utility and ambition of two  mighty monarch neither be perkin for his part want to himself either in  gracious and princely behaviour or in ready and apposite answer or in content  and caress those that do apply themselves unto he or in pretty scorn and  disdain to those that seem to doubt of he but in all thing do notable acquit  himself insomuch as it be general believe aswell among great person as among  the vulgar that he be indeed duke richard nay himself with long and continual  counterfeit and with oft tell a lie be turn by habit almost into the thing  heesee med to be and from a liar to a believer the duchess therefore as in a  case out of doubt do he all princely honour call he always by the name of her  nephew and give he the delicate Title of the white rise of England and appoint  he a Guard of thirty person halberdier clad in a party colour livery of murrey  and blue to attend his person her court likewise and general the Dutch and  stranger in their usage towards he express no less respect the news hereof  come blaze and thunder over into England that the duke of York be sure alive  as for the name of perkin Warbeck it be not at that time come to light but all  the news run upon the duke of York that he have be entertain in Ireland buy  and sell in France and be now plain avow and in great honour in Flanders these  fame take hold of diverse in some upon discontent in some upon ambition in  some upon levity and desire of change and in some few upon conscience and  belief but in most upon simplicity and in diverse out of dependence upon some  of the better sort who do in secret favour and nourish these bruit and it be  not long ere these rumour of novelty have beget other of scandal and murmur  against the king and his government tax he for a great taxer of his people and  discountenancer of his nobility the lose of Britain and the peace with France  be not forget but chief they fall upon the wrong that he do his queen in that  he do not reign in her right wherefore they say that God have now bring to  light a masculine branch of the house of York that will not be at his courtesy  howsoever he do depress his poor lady and yet as it fare in thing which be  currant with the multitude and which they affect these fame grow so general as  the author be lose in the generality of speaker they be like run weed that  have no certain root or like foot up and down impossible to be trace but after  a while these ill humour draw to a head and settle secret in some eminent  person which be sir William stanley lord chamberlain of the king household the  lord Fitzherbert water sir simon mountfort sir thomas Thwaites these enter  into a secret conspiracy to favour duke Richard Title nevertheless none engage  their fortune in this business open but two sir robert Clifford and master  William barley who sail over into Flanders send indeed from the party of the  conspirator here to understand the truth of those thing that pass there and  not without some help of money from hence provisional to be deliver if they  find and be satisfy that there be truth in these pretence the person of sir  robert Clifford be a gentleman of fame and family be extreme welcome to the  lady margaret who after she have conference with he bring he to the sight of  perkin with who he have often speech and discourse so that in the end win  either by the duchess to affect or by perkin to believe he write back into  England that he know the person of richard duke of York as well as he know his  own and that this youngman be undoubted he by this mean all thing grow prepare  to revolt and sedition here and the conspiracy come to have a correspondence  between Flanders and England the king on his part be not asleep but to arm or  levy force yet he think will but show fear and do this idol too much worship  nevertheless the port he do shut up or at least keep a watch on they that none  shall pass to or from that be suspect but for the rest he choose to work by  countermine his purpose be two the one to lie open the abuse the other to  break the knot of the conspirator to detect the abuse there be but two way the  first to make it manifest to the world that the duke of York be indeed murder  the other to prove that be he dead or alive yet perkin be a counterfeit for  the first thus it stand there be but four person that can speak upon knowledge  to the murder of the duke of York sir James Tirrel the employed-man from king  richard John Dighton and mile forest his servant the two butcher or tormentor  and the priest of the tower that bury they of which four mile forest and the  priest be dead and there remain alive only sir James Tirrel and John Dighton  these two the king cause to be commit to the tower and examine touch the  manner of the death of the two innocent prince they agree both in a Tale as  the king give out to this effect that king richard have direct his warrant for  the put of they to death to brackenbury the lieutenant of the tower be by he  refuse whereupon the king direct his warrant to sir James Tirrel to receive  the key of the tower from the lieutenant for the space of a night for the king  special service that sir James Tirrel accord repair to the tower by night  attend by his two servant afore nam who he have choose for that purpose that  himself stand at the stair foot and send these two villain to execute the  murder that they smother they in their bed that do call up their master to see  their naked dead body which they have lie forth that they be bury under the  stair and some stone cast upon they that when the report be make to king  richard that his will be do he give sir James Tirrel great thank but take  exception to the place of their burial be too base for they that be king child  whereupon another night by the king warrant renew their body be remove by the  priest of the tower and bury by he in some place which by mean of the priest  death soon after can not be know thus much be then deliver abroad to be the  effect of those examination but the king nevertheless make no use of they in  any of his declaration whereby as it seem those examination leave the business  somewhat perplex and a for sir James Tirrel he be soon after behead in the  tower yard for other matter of treason but John Dighton who it seem speak best  for the king be forthwith set at liberty and be the principal mean of divulge  this tradition therefore this kind of proof be leave so naked the king use the  more diligence in the latter for the trace of perkin to this purpose he send  abroad into several part and especial into Flanders diverse secret and nimble  scout and spy some feign themselves to fly over unto perkin and to adhere unto  he and some under other pretence to learn search and discover all the  circumstance and particular of Perkins parent birth person travail up and down  and in brief to have a journal as it be of his life and do he furnish these  his imployed-men liberal with money to draw on and reward intelligence give  they also in charge to advertise continual what they find and nevertheless  still to go on and ever as one advertisement and discovery call up another he  employ other new man where the business do require it other he employ in a  more special nature and trust to be his pioner in the main counter I these be  direct to insinuate themselves into the familiarity and confidence of the  principal person of the party in Flanders and so to learn what associate they  have and correspondent either here in England or abroad and how far every one  engage and what new one they mean afterward to try or board and as this for  the person so for the action themselves to discover to the bottom as they can  the utmost of Perkins and the conspirator their intention hope and practice  these latter best-be-trust spy have some of they further instruction to  practice and draw off the best friend and servant of perkin by make  remonstrance to they how weak his enterprise and hope be build and with how  prudent and potent a king they have to deal and to reconcile they to the king  with promise of pardon and good condition of reward and above the rest to  assail sap and work into the constancy of sir robert Clifford and to win he if  they can be the man that know most of their secret and who be win away will  most appall and discourage the rest and in a manner break the knot there be a  strange tradition that the king be lose in a wood of suspicion and not know  who to trust have both intelligence with the confessor and chaplain of diverse  great man and for the better credit of his espial abroad with the contrary  side do use to have they curse at Paul by name among the bead roll of the king  enemy accord to the custom of those time these espial ply their charge so  roundly as the king have a anatomy of perkin alive and waslikewise well inform  of the particular correspondent conspirator in England and many other mystery  be reveal and sir robert Clifford in especial win to be assure to the king and  industrious and officious for his service the king therefore receive a rich  return of his diligence and great satisfaction touch a number of particular  first divulge and spread abroad the imposture and juggle of Perkins person and  travail with the circumstance thereof throughout the realm not by proclamation  because thing be yet in examination and so may receive the more or the less  but by court fame which common print better than print proclamation then think  he it also time to send a ambassage unto archduke fillip into Flanders for the  abandon and dismiss of perkin herein he employ sir edward poinings and sir  William Warham doctor of the canon law the archduke be then young and govern  by his Council before who the ambassador have audience and doctor Warham speak  in this manner my lord the king our master be very sorry that England and your  country here of Flanders have be count as man and wife for so long time now  this country of all other shall be the stage where a base counterfeit shall  play the part of a king of England not only to his grace disquiet and  dishonour but to the scorn and reproach of all sovereign prince to counterfeit  the dead image of a king in his coin be a high offence by all law but to  counterfeit the live image of a king in his person exceed all falsification  except it shall be that of a mahomet or a anti Christ that counterfeit divine  honour the king have too great a opinion of this sage counsel to think that  any of you be catch with this fable though way may be give by you to the  passion of some the thing in it self be so improbable to set testimony aside  of the death of duke richard which the king have upon record plain and  infallible because they may be think to be in the king own power let the thing  testify for it self sense and reason no power can command be it possible trow  you that king richard shall damn his soul and foul his name with so abominable  a murder and yet not mend his case or do you think that man of blood that be  his instrument do turn to pity in the amid of their execution whereas in cruel  and savage beast and man also the first draught of blood do yet make they more  fierce and enrage do you not know that the bloody executioner of tyrant do go  to such errand with a halter about their neck so that if they perform not they  be sure to die for it and do you think that these man will hazard their own  life for spare another admit they shall have save he what shall they have do  with he turn he into London street that the watchman or any passenger that  shall light upon he may carry he before a justice and so all come to light or  shall they have keep he by they secret that sure will have require a great  deal of care charge and continual fear but my lord I labour too much in a  clear business the king be so wise and have so good friend abroad as now he  know duke perkin from his Cradle and because he be a great prince if you have  any good poet here he can help he with note to write his life and to parallel  he with lambert Simnell now the king falconer and therefore to speak plain to  your lordship it be the strange thing in the world that the lady margaret  excuse we if we name her who malice to the king be both causeless and endless  shall now when she be old at the time when other woman give over childbear  bring forth two such monster be not the birth of nine or ten month but of many  year and whereas other natural mother bring forth child weak and not able to  help themselves she bring forth tall stripling able soon after their come into  the world to bid battle to mighty king my lord we stay unwilling upon this  part we will to God that lady will once taste the joy which God almighty do  serve up unto her in behold her niece to reign in such honour and with so much  royal issue which she may be please to account as her own the king request  unto the archduke and your lordship may be that accord to the example of king  Charles who have already discard he you will banish this unworthy fellow out  of your dominion but because the king may just expect more from a ancient  confederate than from a new reconcile enemy he make his request unto you to  deliver he up into his hand pirate and imposture of this sort be fit to be  account the common enemy of mankind and no way to be protect by the law of  nation