p_ro_sp_er_ite of my most redowtyd souerayne, with the most frutefull cons_er_uacion of the polytyk weall of this his noble Realme, and the good fertheryng of all the enterprysys and affayres in any wyse belongyng to the same. ‘To speke of peace certeynly as now hit ys no tyme, Albe hit that I doo in my hart therfore ryght sore lament, but want of trowth ys so depely in the Frenche Nacion enrotid, and theire insaciable apetite to extent theire bond_es_ and to accroche from other their Domynyons and possessions to the grete molestyng and trowbelyng of all the nacions abowte theym, ys so manyfest and notorys to all the word[54], w_i_t_h_oute any regarde hauyng ether to godde or Justyce, that thowgh we Hadde for o_ur_ owne p_ar_ticuler causes no mann_er_ quarell_es_ vnto them, yet cowld we not but haue in detestacion their false and fleyghty Dealyng Wherw_i_t_h_ other Cristened prync_es_ be by them so sore molestyd. But now ys hyt soo that our most Drad Souerayne ys soo notably prouoked by the manyfold Iniuryes done aswell to hymself as to his most derest Syster, and sundrey his Subiect_es_ that me thynckyth, there be none, his true and faythefull Subiett_es_, that can refrayne to bere toward_es_ them a worthy haatred and fast inpryntyd groutche, as vnto the nacion, whiche eu_er_ ys onrestful, And of suche malicious nature that there ys no remedy, but other they most be skowrgyd or ellys they wyll suerly be a skowrge to other, and other their possessions must be ruffilled and dymynysshed or ellys they wyll not cesse to Dymynysshe and take away from other their possessions, of whiche Arogant Nacion thowgh we haue of o_ur_ self_es_ by goddys Ayde and suffer_au_nce ben the Chastners and terryble stronge yet at this p_re_sent tyme Allmyghty god ys so benygne vnto vs that we haue now a muche grete aduauntage to compell them not oonly to syt in rest but also gladly to com_e_ to Reason seyng that by theyre sayde mysprowde arregancy the[55] Haue in so sundry Wayes prouoked the saide Emparo_ur_s magestye vnto iust hatered and dyspleasure agaynst them w_i_t_h_ whome o_ur_ most Redowbted Souerayne ys most assurydly co_n_federate and alied, Whose high and myghty power ys so great that Joyned vnto owers they be enverouned on eu_er_y syde wyth the nacions, whiche by goddes grace shall afflycte them and abate their pryde. Whiche thyng the emparo_ur_s maiesty hath full well for his partie shewyd in Recoueryng agayne of Nauerne Where they had no smale ou_er_throw and also by Wynnyng from theym the Cytte of To_ur_ney and the hole Countrey Tornasyes adiacent therunto, and farthermore to the more sorar encresyng of their A_n_guysshefull abasshement and shame haue dryuen them quyte owte of Ittaly and dispossessed them of the noble Dowchye of Millayne, the gettyng and defendyng wherof hath ben_e_ so maruaylous chargeable vnto theym and also to the Cyttyes of Genes w_i_t_h_ the Terretoryes therunto belongyng. And we for o_ur_ partye haue spoyled and brent Morkesse,