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&quot; him by them secretly ? That surely would have 

 &quot; required a great deal of care, charge, and con- 

 &quot; tinual fears. But, my lords, I labour too much 

 &quot; in a clear business. The king is so wise, and 

 &quot; hath so good friends abroad, as now he knoweth 

 &quot; Duke Perkin from his cradle. And because he is 

 &quot; a great prince, if you have any good poet here, he 

 te can help him with notes to write his life ; and to 

 &quot; parallel him with Lambert Simnel, now the king s 

 &quot; falconer. And therefore, to speak plainly to your 

 &quot; lordships, it is the strangest thing in the world, 

 &quot; that the Lady Margaret, excuse us if we name 

 &quot; her, whose malice to the king is both causeless and 

 &quot; endless, should now when she is old, at the time 

 &quot; when other women give over child-bearing, bring 

 &quot; forth two such monsters ; being not the births of 

 &quot; nine or ten months, but of many years. And 

 &quot; whereas other natural mothers bring forth children 

 &quot; weak, and not able to help themselves ; she bringeth 

 &quot; forth tall striplings, able soon after their coming 

 &quot; into the world to bid battle to mighty kings. My 

 &quot; lords, we stay unwillingly upon this part. We 

 &quot; would to God, that lady would once taste the joys 

 &quot; which God Almighty doth serve up unto her, in 

 &quot; beholding her niece to reign in such honour, and 

 &quot; with so much royal issue, which she might be 

 &quot; pleased to account as her own. The king s request 

 &quot; unto the archduke, and your lordships, might be 

 &quot; that according to the example of King Charles, 

 &quot; who hath already discarded him, you would banish 

 &quot; this unworthy fellow out of your dominions. But 



