[1] By my truth, quoth the duke, we will begin with the ladie Richmond, the earles mother, which know|eth where he is, either in captiuitie, or at large in Bri|taine. For I heard saie, that the duke of Britaine re|stored him to libertie, immediatlie after the death of king Edward, by whose means he was restreined. Sith you will begin that waie (said the bishop) I haue an old fréend with the countesse, a man sober, se|cret, and well witted, called Reginald Braie; whose prudent policie I haue knowne to haue compassed things of great importance, for whome I shall se|cretlie send, if it be your pleasure; and I doubt not but he will gladlie come and that with a good will. So with a little diligence the bishop wrote a letter to Reginald Braie, requiring him to come to Breck|nocke with speed, for great and vrgent causes tou|ching his mistresse: and no other thing was declared in the letter. So the messenger rode into Lancashire where Braie was with the countesse, and lord Tho|mas Stanlie hir husband, and deliuered the letter: which when he had read, he tooke it as a signe or pre|sage of some good fortune to come.