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thought the warre was not meete : for he sayd, by reason 

 of warre betweene these two Realmes, which hath in- 

 dured so long, the Saracens, Jewes & Turkes are 

 waxed proude, for there is none that make them any 

 warre, and by occasion thereof I have lost my land 

 and Realme, and am not like to recover them againe 

 without there were firme peace in all Christendome : & 

 I would gladly shew the matter that toucheth all 

 Christendome to the king of England, and to his 

 Councell, as I have done to the French king. Then 

 the kings Uncles demaunded of him if the French 

 king sent him thither or no ; he answered and sayd, 

 no : there is no man that sent mee, but I am come 

 hither by mine owne motion to see if the king of 

 England & his Councel would any thing leane to any 

 treaty of peace, then was he demaunded where the 

 French king was, he answered I beleeve he be at 

 [11. i. 68.] Sluce, I sawe not him sithence I tooke my leave of 

 him at Senlize. Then he was demaunded, howe he could 

 make any treatie of peace, and had no charge so to doe, 

 and Sir, if yee be conveyed to the King our Nephew and 

 to his Counsell, and the French king in the meane season 

 enter with his puissance into England ; yee may happe 

 thereby to receive great blame, and your person to be in 

 great jeoperdy with them of the Countrey. Then the 

 King answered and said, I am in suretie of the French 

 king, for I have sent to him, desiring him till I returne 

 againe, not to remove from Sluce, and 1 repute him so 

 noble and so well advised, that he will graunt my desire, 

 and that hee will not enter into the sea, till I come againe 

 to him. Wherefore, sirs, I pray you in the instance of 

 love and peace, to convey me to speake with the King, for 

 I desire greatly to see him : or else yee that be his 

 Uncles, if ye have authoritie, to give me answere to all 

 my demaunds. Then the Earle of Buckingham sayd, syr 

 king of Armenia, we be ordayned here to keepe and 

 defend this passage, and the frontiers of England, by the 

 King and his Counsell, and wee have no charge to meddle 



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