Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...highlie redownde to his honour in all countrees, no thyng to the plesure of his enemys. I dowte not ye woll streitle examyn hym, of all suche as hath confederate with hym, and most specyally what answers he hath had of th Emperour and the Kyng of Skottes. And, accordyng to my accostomed facion, playnle to show myn opynion in all thynges concernyng His Highnes affaires, I am of the mynd, as yet, and shalbe unto I shall here better reason to the contrary, that in no wise he shuld be as yet put to execusion; quod defertur, non aufertur. And these be part of the reasons to lede me theronto. One is, that consernyng the facion of his submyssion, my Lord Leonard, and my Lord Buttler, shuld for ever lose their credight in Irlond; which wer pite, for they may do gode service. Another is, that sewerly the Irishe men shall never after put them selffes in to none Inglishe man his handes; wiche if they do not (consideryng that dayle, for dy vers causis, many of them shall offend), His Grace shalbe inforced incontynent to procede to the generall conquest of the He had been Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. lond; for onles they do parle for attemptates done, eyther the Deputie most procede to a war with all suche per-sonnys, or suffer the Kynges trew subjectes to be destroyed. One other cause, what th oppynions of many may be, that be disposed rather to speke ill, then will, if he shuld, upon his suche submyssion, be shortly put to deth, I report me to your high wisdome. And, as I thynk, ther is but one of these 8 ways to be taken; eyther execusion shortly, or pardon of lyff, or commyt-. tyng to sewer pryson for a tyme. To the furst I have showed myn oppinion. To the second I thynk in no wise to be done; for it wer the worst insample that ever was, and..
