[1] [2] [3] Hall. Some thinke, that the king of England would neuer enter in league with him, bicause he had bro|ken his promise, oth, and writing sealed to him, and to his father. Other imagined this to be doone of a cau|tell, to cast a mist before the French kings eies, to the intent he should beléeue that this feat was wrought by the duchesse, without assent or knowledge of the duke or his councell; and so he was not bound to ac|complish anie act or thing doone in his wiues treatie. Thus may you sée, that princes sometime with such vaine glosses and scornefull expositions will hide their dooings, and cloke their purposes; to the intent they would not either be espied, or else that they may plucke their heads out of the collar at their plea|sure. But (as the common opinion goeth) he which is a promise-breaker escapeth not alwaies with impu|nitie. For it is well seene by dailie and vsuall euents both in princes and priuat persons, that for violating their faith, and breaking of promise, manie discom|modities arise, and inconueniences not a few doo fol|low. To the due keeping whereof the heathen bare such a religious conscience, that a prophane man in respect of others, preferreth it before sacrifice, the sen|tence is of great excellencie out of a pagans mouth:

Non boue mactato coelestia numina gaudent,

Sed quae praestanda est & sine teste fide.