[1] [2] The earle of Kent was appointed about this time to kéepe the seas, being accompanied with the lord Audeleie, the lord Clinton, sir Iohn Howard, Iohn Stow. sir Ri|chard Walgraue, and others, to the number of ten thousand, who landing in Britaine, wan the towne of Conquet, and the Isle of Reth, and after returned. When all things were brought in order, Anno Reg. 2. The duke of Summerset & other, submit them to king Edward. and framed as king Edward in maner could wish, Henrie duke of Summerset, sir Rafe Persie, and diuerse other, being in despaire of all good chance to happen vnto king Henrie, came humblie, & submitted themselues vnto king Edward, whome he gentlie receiued. Which clemencie notwithstanding both the one and the other (when time serued) reuolted from king Ed|ward, and betooke themselues to take part with Hen|rie, vnto whom they had béene adherents before: bi|cause they grew in hope that in the end the confede|rats, to whom they so closelie did cleaue both in affec|tion and seriousnesse of labour (though they preten|ded a temporall renunciation of all dutie and seruice for their securitie sake) should haue the honor of vic|torie against their gainstanders. But as commonlie the euents of enterprises fall out flat contrarie to [page 666] mens expectation and hope; so came it to passe with these, whose hope though it were gréene and flourie in the prosecuting of their affaires, yet in the knitting vp of the matter and vnluckie successe thereof, it fell out in triall to be a flattering, a false, and a fruitlesse hope: and therefore that is a true and a wise sen|tence of the comiall poet well seruing the purpose:

Plant. in Mostel.Insperata accidunt magis saepè quàm quae speres.