The bishop of Winchester, and sir Thomas Lo|uell, whome the king counselled and debated with vpon this ambassage, saw they had a conuenient oc|casion to prefer the kings chapleine, whose wit, elo|quence, and learning, they highly commended to the king. The king commanded them to bring his chap|leine before his presence, with whome he fell in com|munication of great matters, and perceiuing his wit to be verie fine, thought him sufficient, com|manding him therevpon to prepare himselfe to his iournie; and hauing his depeach, he tooke his leaue of the king at Richmond about noone; & so comming to London about foure of the clocke, where the barge of Graues end was readie to lanch foorth,Thomas Wolseie am|bassador to the emperor. both with a prosperous tide and wind, without anie abode he en|tered the barge.

Hauing so doone, he passed foorth with such spéed, that he arriued at Graues end within little more than thrée houres, where he tarried no longer than his post horsses were a prouiding, and then trauelled so spéedily that he came to Douer the next morning, whereas the passengers were readie vnder saile to Calis, into the which passenger, without tarrieng, he entered, and sailed foorth with them, that long before noone he arriued at Calis, and hauing post horsses,The [...] verie [...] and readie [...] his ambas|sage. departed from thense with such speed, that he was that night with the emperor, and disclosed the whole summe of his ambassage to the emperor, of whome he required speedie expedition, the which was granted him by the emperor; so that the next daie he was cléerlie dispatched with all the kings requests fullie accomplished.

At which time he made no longer delaie, but tooke post horsses that night, and rode toward Calis, con|ducted thither with such persons as the emperor had appointed; and at the opening of the gates of Calis, he came thither, where the passengers were as readie to returne into England, as they were before at his iournie forward, insomuch that he arriued at Douer by ten of the clocke before noone, and hauing post horsses,His return [...] into Engla [...] after his a [...]bassage dis|charged. came to the court at Richmond the same night, where he taking some rest vntill the morning, repaired to the king at his first comming from his bedchamber to his closet, whom when the king saw, he checked him, for that he was not on his iournie: Sir (quoth he) if it may please your highnesse, I haue alreadie béene with the emperor, and dispatched your affaires (I trust to your graces contentation) and with that presented vnto the king his letters of credence from the emperor.