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&quot; ship in the sea, without leaving any impression in 

 &quot; either of the kings minds ; as he is sure for his part 

 &quot; it hath not done in his. 



&quot; For the action of Flanders : as the former of 

 &quot; Britain was a war of necessity, so this was a war of 

 &quot; justice ; which with a good king is of equal neces- 

 &quot; sity with danger of estate, for else he should leave 

 &quot; to be a king. The subjects of Burgundy are sub- 

 &quot; jects in chief to the crown of France, and their 

 &quot; duke the homager and vassal of France. They 

 &quot; had wont to be good subjects, howsoever Maxi- 

 &quot; milian hath of late distempered them. They fled 

 &quot; to the king for justice and deliverance from op- 

 &quot; pression. Justice he could not deny ; purchase he 

 &quot; did not seek. This was good for Maximilian, if 

 &quot; he could have seen it in people mutinied, to arrest 

 &quot; fury, and prevent despair. My lords, it may be 

 &quot; this I have said is needless, save that the king our 

 &quot; master is tender in any thing that may glance upon 

 %$he friendship of England. The amity between 

 cK the two kings, no doubt, stands entire and invio- 

 late ; and that their subjects swords have clashed, 

 *&quot; it is nothing unto the public peace of the crowns ; 

 &quot; it being a thing very usual in auxiliary forces of the 

 &quot; best and straitest confederates to meet and draw 

 &quot; blood in the field. Nay many times there be aids of 

 &quot; the same nation on both sides, and yet it is not, 

 &quot; for all that, a kingdom divided in itself. 



&quot; It resteth, my lords, that I impart unto you a 

 &quot; matter that I know your lordships all will much 

 &quot; rejoice to hear ; as that which importeth the 



