[1] [2] It is reported by writers, that amongst other things, as there were diuerse which withdrew the hearts of the Englishmen from Lewes, the conside|ration of the confession which the Seé pag. 193. col. 2. vicount of Me|lune made at the houre of his death, was the princi|pall. The order whereof, in the later end of the life of king Iohn, yée haue heard. Truelie how little good will inwardlie Lewes and his Frenchmen bare to|wards the English nation, it appéered sundrie waies. And first of all, in that they had them in a manner in no regard or estimation at all, but rather sought by all means to spoile and keepe them vnder, not suffe|ring them to beare anie rule, nor putting them in trust with the custodie of such places as they had brought them in possession of. Secondlie, they cal|led them not to councell, so often as at the first they vsed to doo, neither did they procéed by their directi|ons in their businesse, as before they were accusto|med. [page 198] Thirdlie,The pride of the French|men procu|reth them hatred. in all manner of their conuersation, neither Lewes nor his Frenchmen vsed them so fa|miliarlie, as at their first comming: but (as their ma|ner is shewing more loftie countenances toward them, they greatlie increased the indignation of the English lo [...]ds against them, who might euill abide to be so ouer-ruled.