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f&amp;lt; because the king may justly expect more from an 

 &quot; ancient confederate, than from a new reconciled 

 &quot; enemy, he maketh his request unto you to deliver 

 &quot; him up into his hands : pirates and impostors of 

 t( this sort, being fit to be accounted the common 

 &quot; enemies of mankind, and no ways to be protected 

 &quot; by the law of nations. 



After some time of deliberation, the ambassadors 

 received this short answer : 



&quot; That the archduke, for the love of King Henry, 

 &quot; would in no sort aid or assist the pretended duke, 

 &quot; but in all tilings conserve the amity he had with 

 &quot; the king : but for the duchess dowager, she was 

 &quot; absolute in the lands of her dowry, and that he 

 &quot; could not let her to dispose of her own.&quot; 



The king, upon the return of the ambassadors, 

 was nothing satisfied with this answer. For well he 

 knew, that a patrimonial dowry carried no part of 

 sovereignty or command of forces. Besides, the am 

 bassadors told him plainly, that they saw the duchess 

 had a great party in the archduke s council ; and 

 that howsoever it was carried in a course of conni 

 vance, yet the archduke underhand gave aid and 

 furtherance to Perkin. Wherefore, partly out of 

 courage, and partly out of policy, the king forthwith 

 banished all Flemings, as well their persons as their 

 wares, out of his kingdom ; commanding his subjects 

 likewise, and by name his merchants adventurers, 

 which had a resiance in Antwerp, to return ; trans 

 lating the mart, which commonly followed the Eng 

 lish cloth, unto Calais ; and embarred also all further 



