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8.1. The earle of Penbroks short and sweet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox.

The earle of Penbroks short and sweet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _BEhold right honourable and wel|beloued, although we haue perse|cuted the father of this yoong prince for his euill demeanor, and worthilie, yet this yoong child whome heere you see before you, as he is in years tender, so is he pure and innocent from those his fathers dooings. Wherefore, in so much as euerie man is charged onelie with the bur|then of his owne works and transgressi|ons, neither shall the child (as the scripture teacheth vs) beare the iniquitie of his fa|ther: we ought therefore of dutie and con|science to pardon this yoong and tender prince, and take compassion of his age as yee see. And now, for so much as he is the kings naturall and eldest sonne, and must be our souereigne king, and successour in this kingdome, come and let vs appoint him our king & gouernour, let vs remooue from vs this Lewes the French kings sonne, and suppresse his people, which are a confusion and shame to our nation: and the yoke of their seruitude let vs cast from off our shoulders.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the barons had heard this earles words, after some silence and conference had, they allowed of his saiengs, and immediatlie with one consent, proclaimed the yoong gentleman king of England, whome the bishops of Winchester and Bath did crowne and annoint with all due solemnities at Glocester, vpon the day of the feast of the apostles Simon & Iude, in presence of the legat. Being thus crowned, he was committed to the gouernance of his brother in law, the foresaid William Marshall earle of Penbroke, who to win the good will of the people towards the yoong king, sent foorth messen|gers with letters into all parts of the realme, to sig|nifie the newes of the kings coronation, with an of|fer also of pardon to all such of the barons side as would turne to his part: and likewise of great re|wards to those, which hauing hitherto continued faith|full, would so remaine vntill this trouble should be ouerpast. By this means it came to passe, that his freends greatlie reioised at these newes, and manie of those which till that time had aided the French|men, reuolted from them, and in hope of pardon and reward turned to king Henrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It is reported by writers, that amongst other things, as there were diuerse which withdrew the hearts of the Englishmen from Lewes, the conside|ration of the confession which the Seé pag. 193. col. 2. vicount of Me|lune made at the houre of his death, was the princi|pall. The order whereof, in the later end of the life of king Iohn, yée haue heard. Truelie how little good will inwardlie Lewes and his Frenchmen bare to|wards the English nation, it appéered sundrie waies. And first of all, in that they had them in a manner in no regard or estimation at all, but rather sought by all means to spoile and keepe them vnder, not suffe|ring them to beare anie rule, nor putting them in trust with the custodie of such places as they had brought them in possession of. Secondlie, they cal|led them not to councell, so often as at the first they vsed to doo, neither did they procéed by their directi|ons in their businesse, as before they were accusto|med. EEBO page image 198 Thirdlie,The pride of the French|men procu|reth them hatred. in all manner of their conuersation, neither Lewes nor his Frenchmen vsed them so fa|miliarlie, as at their first comming: but (as their ma|ner is shewing more loftie countenances toward them, they greatlie increased the indignation of the English lo [...]ds against them, who might euill abide to be so ouer-ruled.

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