as oftyn as we be assemblyd to fyght yf We soo togyther assemblyd long contynew thowgh none other nacion fyght w_i_t_h_ vs I cowld here also towche what polecye we haue to kepe thing_es_ when we haue gottyn theym, but I let that passe and wyll now shew the notable adu_au_ntag_es_ that our sou_er_ayns progenito_ur_s had ou_er_ that we haue now, the mean warre ayenst Fraunce yn tymes past we had eu_er_ plac_es_ surlye to Lond in other of o_ur_ owne, or of o_ur_ assured confederatt_es_ and alies as Gascoyne Gwyen Bretayn and sumtyme Normandie and at the lest we had Sum assuryd freynd_es_ there whiche wern grete men of power and furthermore their Townes and holdes were nothyng of the m_er_uelous strength that they be of at this p_re_sent but now all thyse thynges be chaunged places. We haue none to lond in any of the saide Countrays but suche as we may be sure to haue allema_n_n_er_ dyspleasure shewyd vnto vs that they dare or may doo and as for any frend_es_ We haue that I dare not p_re_sume to speke in, but as ferre as my pore coniecture ledyth me there was neu_er_ nacion more maruaylusly Lynkyd togyder then they be amongyst theymself_es_ nor more sundry prouysyons found how suche A[59] nature hath made of high courage beyng borne amongyst them myght be prouyded of welthful lyuynges vnder their obeysaunce to consent to any Dysturbyng of their Co_m_men Welth thowgh he showld for that intent be offeryd a great and notable Treasoure But how by[60] Coruptable all the worlde w_i_t_h_ the m_er_uelows sleyght_es_ in excessyff gyft_es_ the Empero_ur_s maiestye hathe for his partie had of late ryght euydent experyence, For whyle he was here in thise parties occupied abowte the wynnyng of To_ur_ney and other his affayres they had corrupted iij or iiij of the grettest nobles of Spayne, apon whiche parsonages for their euydent ontrewth the Empero_ur_s Magestye was constraynyd to do Justyce at his Reto_ur_nyng thyther, whiche was no small losse onto hym yf they had lyke trew subgiett_es_ accordyngly regarded their allegiaunce and that is to be m_er_uayled at my lorde of Sheuerys[61] the most bounden creature of the sayde Emparo_ur_s Maieste that eu_er_ was subiect to his Souuerayne, me thowght I harde my lorde Cardinall_es_ grace reporte, that he was also by their m_er_uelous subtyle pollice and gyft_es_ corrupt, and also yt ys euyde_n_t that synse the saide Empero_ur_s Maiestie Reto_ur_nyd in to Spayne agayne the gou_er_no_ur_s of his Archedukedome haue grauntyd dyu_er_s of safecondut vnto m_er_ch_au_nt_es_ of the Frenche nacion ye and for their Sakys vnto Skott_es_ also, whiche ys a maruelous hyndraunce after my pore Jugeme_n_t to o_ur_ souueraynes and the saide Empero_ur_s warres. For yf o_ur_ co_m_modeties had aswell ben_e_ kepte from theim as their co_m_modeties be from vs many a thowsand artyfycer lyuyng vnder the saide Francoys Domynyon whiche hathe none other lyuyng but by workyng of o_ur_ wollys haue ben_e_ constrayned to haue made to their kyng