HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 343 



which was, that the Scottish king would give the 

 king an interview in person at Newcastle. But this 

 being reported to the Scottish king, his answer 

 was, that he meant to treat a peace, and not to go 

 a begging for it. The bishop also, according to 

 another article of his instructions, demanded re 

 stitution of the spoils taken by the Scottish, or 

 damages for the same. But the Scottish commis- 

 missioners answered, that that was but as water 

 spilt upon the ground, which could not be gotten up 

 again ; and that the king s people were better able 

 to bear the loss than their master to repair it. But 

 in the end, as persons capable of reason, on both 

 sides they made rather a kind of recess than a breach 

 of treaty, and concluded upon a truce for some 

 months following. But the King of Scotland, 

 though he would not formally retract his judgement 

 of Perkin, wherein he had engaged himself so far ; 

 yet in his private opinion, upon often speech with 

 the Englishmen, and divers other advertisements, 

 began to suspect him for a counterfeit. Wherefore in 

 a noble fashion he called him unto him, and recounted 

 the benefits and favours that he had done him in 

 making him his ally, and in provoking a mighty and 

 opulent king by an offensive war in his quarrel, for 

 the space of two years together; nay more, that he 

 had refused an honourable peace, whereof he had a 

 fair offer, if he would have delivered him ; and that, 

 to keep his promise with him, he had deeply offended 

 both his nobles and people whom he might not hold 

 in any long discontent ; and therefore required him 



