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HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 



to think of his own fortunes, and to choose out some 

 fitter place for his exile : telling him withal, that he 

 could not say, but the English had forsaken him be 

 fore the Scottish, for that, upon two several trials, 

 none had declared themselves on his side ; but never 

 theless he would make good what he said to him at 

 his first receiving, which was that he should not re 

 pent him for putting himself into his hands ; for that 

 he would not cast him off, but help him with ship 

 ping and means to transport him where he should 

 desire. Perkin, not descending at all from his stage- 

 like greatness, answered the king in few words, that 

 he saw his time was not yet come ; but whatsoever 

 his fortunes were, he should both think and speak 

 honour of the king. Taking his leave, he would not 

 think on Flanders, doubting it was but hollow ground 

 for him since the treaty of the archduke, concluded 

 the year before ; but took his lady, and such fol 

 lowers as would not leave him, and sailed over into 

 Ireland. 



This twelfth year of the king, a little before this 

 time, Pope Alexander, who loved best those princes 

 that were furthest off, and with whom he had least 

 to do, taking very thankfully the king s late entrance 

 into league for the defence of Italy, did remunerate 

 him with an hallowed sword and cap of maintenance, 

 sent by his nuncio. Pope Innocent had done the 

 like, but it was not received in that glory : for the 

 king appointed the mayor and his brethren to meet 

 the pope s orator at London-bridge, and all the streets 

 between the bridge-foot and the palace of Pauls, 



