[1] [2] But another historie-writer saith, that the king, when first he heard of the duke of Yorks approch, Whethamsted The duke of Buckingham sent to ye duke of Yorke. sent to him messengers, the duke of Buckingham, and others, to vnderstand what he meant by his comming thus in maner of warre. The duke of Buc|kingham to his message was answered by the duke of Yorke and his complices, that they were all of them the kings faithfull liege subiects, and intended no harme to him at all: but the cause of our com|ming (saie they) is not in meaning anie hurt to his person. But let that wicked and naughtie man the duke of Summerset be deliuered vnto vs, who hath lost Normandie,The duke of Summerset burdned with all things that had happened a [...]isse. and taken no regard to the preser|uation of Gascoigne; and furthermore, hath brought the realme vnto this miserable estate; that where it was the floure of nations, and the princesse of pro|uinces [now is it haled into desolation & spoile, w. P. not so dreadfull by malice of forren enimie, that indéed vtterlie (as yee know) seeketh our ruine, as by the in|tollerable outrages of him that so long ago & euen still appeares to haue sworne the confusion of our king and realme.] If it therefore please the king to deliuer that bad man into our hands, we are readie without trouble or breach of peace, to returne into our countrie. But if the king be not minded so to do, bicause he cannot misse him; let him vnderstand, that we will rather die in the field, than suffer such a mis|chéefe vnredressed.