[1] Yée remember (I trow) king Edward himselfe, al|beit he was a man of age & discretion; yet was he in manie things ruled by the bend, more than stood ei|ther with his honor, or our profit, or with the cõmodi|tie of any man else, except onlie the immoderate ad|uancement of themselues. Which, whether they forer thirsted after their owne weale, or our wo, it were hard (I wéene) to gesse. And if some folks fréendship had not holden better place with the king, than anie respect of kinred, they might peraduenture easilie haue betrapped and brought to confusion some of vs yer this. Why not as easilie as they haue doone some other alreadie, as neere of his roiall bloud as we? But our Lord hath wrought his will, and (thanks be to his grace) that perill is past. Howbeit as great is growing, if we suffer this yoong king in our enimies hand, which without his witting might abuse the name of his commandement, to anie of our vndoo|ing, which thing God [defend] and good prouision forbid.