[1] Surelie quéene Elianor the kings mother was sore against hir nephue Arthur,Quéene Elia|nors enuie a|gainst Arthur. rather mooued there|to by enuie conceiued against his mother, than vpon any iust occasion giuen in the behalfe of the child, for that she saw if he were king, how his mother Con|stance would looke to beare most rule within the realme of England,Constance dutchesse of Britaine. till hir sonne should come to law|full age, to gouerne of himselfe. ¶ So hard it is to bring women to agree in one mind, their natures commonlie being so contrarie, their words so varia|ble, and their déeds so vndiscréet. And therfore it was well said of one (alluding to their disposition and qua|lities,

—nulla diu foemina pondus habet)