Wherevpon one of his gentlemen said, Sir, me séemes you are not well at ease.The cardinall sickneth sit|ting at the [...]able. To whom he answe|red with lowd voice, Forsooth no more I am, for I am (quoth he) taken suddenlie with a thing about my sto|mach, that lieth there along as cold as a whetstone, which is no more but wind, I praie you go to the apo|thecarie, & inquire of him if he haue anie thing that will breake wind vpward. Then went he to the earle and shewed him what estate the cardinall was in, and what he desired. With that, the earle caused the apothecarie to be called before him, & demanded of him if he had anie thing that would breake wind vp|ward in a mans bodie. And he answered he had such géere. Then (quoth the earle) fetch me some. Then the apothecarie fetched a white confection in a faire pa|per, & shewed it to the earle, who commanded one to giue the assaie thereof before him, and then the same to be brought to the cardinall, who receiued it vp all at once into his mouth.

But immediatlie after suerlie, he auoided much wind vpward: Lo (quoth he) ye may see that it was but wind, and now I am well eased, I thanke God, and so rose from the table, and went to his praiers. And that doone, there came on him such a loosenesse, that it caused him to go to the stoole.The cardinall falleth into a flux that cost him his life. And not long after the earle of Shrewesburie came into the galle|rie to him with whome the cardinall met: and then sitting downe vpon a bench, the earle asked him how he did, and he most lamentablie answered him, and thanked him for his good interteinment. Sir (quoth the earle) if ye remember, ye haue often wished to come before the king, to make your answer; and I haue written to the king in that behalfe, making him priuie of your lamentation that yée inwardlie haue receiued for his displeasure, who accepteth all your dooings therein, as friends be accustomed to doo in such cases: wherefore I would aduise you to plucke vp your hart, and be not agast of your enimies, I doubt not but this your iournie to his highnesse shall be much to your aduancement.

The king hath sent for you that worshipfull knight master Kingston,Sir William Kingston is sent to fetch vp the cardi|nall before the king. and with him foure and twentie of your old seruants, now of the gard, to the intent yée may safelie come to his maiestie. Sir (quoth the cardinall) I trow master Kingston is constable of the Tower. Yea, what of that (quoth the erle) I assure you he is elected by the king for one of your friends. Well quoth the cardinall, as God will, so be it, I am subiect to fortune, being a true man, readie to accept such chances as shall follow, and there an end; I praie you where is master Kingston. Quoth the earle, I will send for him. I praie you so doo (quoth the cardi|nall) at whose message he came. And as soone as the cardinall espied him, he made hast to encounter him, and at his comming he knéeled to him, and saluted him in the kings behalfe, whome the cardinall bare|headed offered to take vp, and said: I praie you stand vp, knéele not to me, I am but a wretch replet with miserie, not esteeming my selfe but as a vile ab|iect, vtterlie cast awaie, without desert, as God knoweth.