[1] He thought good therfore to attempt the thing by ſleight, that myght not be done by force, that afterwards the realme of Scotlande myght bee the more enfeebled,King Edwards purpoſe to de|ſtroy Earle Thomas (as the Scottes do vnto.) But this is a kinde of practiſe a|mongſt men [...] forge ſlan|derous reports [...] [...]ring prin|ces in cõtempt and as it were made open to receyue diſpleaſure at his handes.