[1] This exhortation incouraged all such as fauoured him; but such as were present (more for dread than loue) kissed them openlie, whome they inwardlie ha|ted. Other sware outwardlie to take part with such, whose death they secretlie compassed, and inwardlie imagined. Other promised to inuade the kings eni|mies, which fled and fought with fierce courage a|gainst the king. Other stood still and looked on, intend|ing to take part with the victors and ouercommers. So was his people to him vnsure and vnfaithfull at his end, as he was to his nephues vntrue and vnna|turall in his beginning. [How then was it possible that this princes regiment could long stand, seeing the preseruation and prorogation of his reigne con|sisted not in the loue of his subiects? In place whereof bicause feare (yea seruile and forced feare succéeded) he was the sooner forsaken of his people, whose harts fell from him as isicles from a penthouse in a sunnie daie; and in this case the poet saith truelie, and was well worthie of credit when he craued it, saieng:

Credite quem metuit quis perire cupit.]