[1] [2] [3] Polydor. Dauid was made knight by K. Henrie as Houeden hath.After this the king held his Easter at Winsor, whither William the Scotish king came with his brother Dauid, to welcome him home, and to con|gratulat his happie successe in his businesse on the further side the seas. They were honorablie entertei|ned, and at their departure princelie rewarded. The king thus returned into England, punished the shi|riffes of the land very gréeuouslie for their extortion, briberie,A prudent considera|tion of the king. and rapine. After this, studieng how to as|sure the estate of the realme vnto his sons, vpon good consideration remembring that no liuing creature was more subiect to the vncerteintie of death than Adams heires, and that there is ingraffed such a fer|uent desire in the ambitious nature of man to go|uerne,Mans nature ambitious. that so oft as they onee come in hope of a kingdome, they haue no regard either of right or wrong, God or the diuell, till they be in possession of their desired prey: he thought it not the worst point of wisedome to foresee that which might happen. For if he should chance to depart this life, and leaue his sons yoong, and not able to mainteine wars through lacke of knowledge, it might fortune them through the ambition of some to be defrauded and disappoin|ted of their lawfull inheritance. Theref [...]e to pre|uent the chances of fortune, he determined whilest he was aliue to crowne his eldest sonne Henrie, being now of the age of 17. yeares, and so to inuest him in the kingdome by his owne act in his life time: which deed turned him to much trouble, as after shall ap|peare.