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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Although this peace pleased both the English and French nations, yet suerlie both mistrusted the con|tinuance therof. And verelie the old prouerbe séemed to be throughlie verefied, which saith, that what the eie séeth, the hart rueth: for the Frenchmen still lon|ged for Bullogne, and the Englishmen meant not willinglie to giue it ouer. For during the French admerals being in England, monsieur de Chatillon capteine of Montplaisier began to make a new ba|stilion euen at the verie mouth of the hauen, na|ming it Chatillons garden. Wherevpon that noble gentleman the lord Greie of Wilton, shortlie after appointed to be deputie of the towne and countie of Bullogne, perceiuing the great inconuenience that this new building would bring to the towne if it went forwards, did aduertise the king thereof,The lord Greie of Wilton. ear|nestlie beséeching his grace, that the matter might be throughlie considered of.Sir Tho|mas Palmer. Sir Thomas Palmer was the messenger.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king vpon the intelligence, asked his coun|cels aduise, which onelie went wholie, that the condi|tions of the peace were not in anie wise to be infrin|ged. This resolued, secretarie Paget then knight, and afterwards lord, was commanded accordinglie to draw a letter to the lord Greie, the which [...]he king himselfe did signe, willing that the messenger should further know of his pleasure before he departed. Wherevpon sir Thomas Palmer, hauing his dis|patch at the secretaries hands, did get word to be giuen to the king, who presentlie sent for him into his priuie chamber, and betwixt them two, vsed these words: Palmer, you haue there a letter from vs to the lord Greie,King Henries message to the lord Greie by sir Thomas Palmer. that he doo in no wise deale in the matter that he hath by you aduertised vs of. Not|withstanding, I will that you deliuer him this mes|sage from vs.

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Bid him call to mind how that his brethren and himselfe not a short time, but euen from tender yeares, nor farre off, but still neere to our person, we haue brought him vp, which (tell him) not vniustlie, if that be in him that we conceiue dooth bréed in vs an od trust of feruencie to serue vs of him, more than a common seruant or subiect. By that token will him whatsoeuer I haue written to the contrarie, that he presentlie impeach the fortification of Chatillons garden, and rase it if it be possible: and this my mes|sage shall be his cléering therein, & the seruice grate|fullie accepted.
Sir Thomas Palmer somewhat a|stonied hereat, considering the weightinesse of the cause, and the contrarietie of the letter and message, began to put the king in mind of the small credit that his bare errand of right was like to haue, so flat against that which his maiesties letters imported. But the king cutting off his tale
Deliuer thou the message (quoth he) at his choise then be the executing thereof.

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