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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sir Thomas thus dispatched, with great spéed ar|riued EEBO page image 976 at Bullogne immediatlie vpon the opening of the gates at after noone. His letters and message deliuered, the lord Greie streight assembled the coun|cell, shewed them the kings letters, which read, he caused sir Thomas to pronounce before them the message also. Euerie man was to saie his aduise: it went roundlie through the boord without anie que|stion, that the letter was to be followed, the message not to be staied on. The lord Greie hauing heard, and not replieng anie thing, willed sir Thomas to be cal|led in againe, bad him repeat his message, and ther|whilest made a clearke of the councell to write the same Verbatim. This doone, he praied the whole table to set their hands vnto it, which they did, and the lord Greie taking the same into his hands, without fur|ther opening, declaring his resolution, brake vp councell, commanded streight the gates to be shut, gaue priuie warning, that certeine bands with ar|mour and weapon, and likewise pioners should that night by an houre be in a readines.