[1] [2] [3] [4] The emperour was nothing pleased, in that the king of England had thus concluded peace with the Frenchmen, and therefore the English merchants were not so courteouslie dealt with, as they had béene afore time.A winters death. In this winter was great death in Lon|don, so that the terme was adiourned: and the king kept his Christmasse at Eltham,The still Christmasse. with a small num|ber, and therefore it was called the still Christmasse. ¶In Ianuarie was a peace concluded betwixt the realmes of England and Scotland for thrée yeares and six moneths. The cardinall about this time com|ming to the court, which then laie (as before yée haue heard) at Eltham, tooke order for altering the state of the kings house.The cardina [...] altereth the state of the kings hous|hold. Manie officers and other seruants were discharged, and put to their pensions and annu|ities. In which number were fourescore and foure yeomen of the gard, which before hauing twelue pence the daie with checke, were now allowed six pence the daie without checke, and commanded to go home into their countries. Diuers ordinances were made at that season by the cardinall, touching the gouernance of the kings house, more profitable than honorable, as some said, and were called long after,The statutes of Eltham. The statutes of Eltham.