[1] [2] But the earle, whether vtterlie despairing of his owne safetie, if he should agrée to anie peace; or else happilie for that he thought it stood with his honour to stand vnto such promises and couenants as he had made with the French king, and with the quéene Margaret, and hir sonne prince Edward (to whome he was bound by oth not to shrinke [...] swarue from the same) he refused all maner of such conditions as were offered. Insomuch that when the duke had sent to him, both to excuse himselfe of the [...] which he had doone, and also to require him to take some good waie with king Edward, now while he might, the earle (af|ter he had patientlie heard the dukes message) he sée|med greatlie to abhorre his vnfaithfull dealing, in turning thus from his confederats and alies, con|trarie to his oth and fidelitie.