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anatomy of Perkin alive ; and was likewise well in 

 formed of the particular correspondent conspirators 

 in England, and many other mysteries were revealed; 

 and Sir Robert Clifford in especial won to be assured 

 to the king, and industrious and officious for his ser 

 vice. The king therefore, receiving a rich return of 

 his diligence, and great satisfaction touching a num 

 ber of particulars, first divulged and spread abroad 

 the imposture and juggling of Perkin s person and 

 travels, with the circumstances thereof, throughout 

 the realm ; not by proclamation, because things were 

 yet in examination, and so might receive the more or 

 the less, but by court-fames, which commonly print 

 better than printed proclamations. Then thought 

 he it also time to send an ambassage unto Archduke 

 Philip into Flanders, for the abandoning and dis 

 missing of Perkin. Herein he employed Sir Edward 

 Poynings, and Sir William Warham, doctor of the 

 canon law. The archduke was then young, and 

 governed by his council, before whom the ambassa 

 dors had audience ; and Dr. Warham spake in this 

 manner : 



&quot; My lords, the king our master is very sorry, 

 &quot; that England and your country here of Flanders, 

 &quot; having been counted as man and wife for so long 

 &quot; time ; now this country of all others should be the 

 &quot; stage, where a base counterfeit should play the 

 &quot; part of a King of England ; not only to his grace s 

 &quot; disquiet and dishonour, but to the scorn and re- 

 &quot; proach of all sovereign princes. To counterfeit 

 &quot; the dead image of a king in his coin is an high 



