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council in the matter of Perkin, did strive by all 

 means to recover it in the king s affection. And 

 having also his ears continually beaten with the 

 counsels of his father and father-in-law, who, in re 

 spect of their jealous hatred against the French 

 king, did always advise the archduke to anchor him 

 self upon the amity of King Henry of England ; 

 was glad upon this occasion to put in ure and prac 

 tice their precepts, calling the king patron, and 

 father, and protector, (these very words the king 

 repeats, when he certified of the loving behaviour of 

 the archduke to the city,) and what else he could 

 devise, to express his love and observance to the 

 king. There came also to the king, the governor 

 of Picardy, and the bailiff of Amiens, sent from 

 Lewis the French king to do him honour, and to 

 give him knowledge of his victory, and winning of 

 the Duchy of Milan. It seemeth the king was well 

 pleased with the honours he received from those 

 parts, while he was at Calais ; for he did himself 

 certify all the news and occurrents of them in every 

 particular, from Calais, to the mayor and aldermen 

 of London, which, no doubt, made no small talk in 

 the city. For the king, though he could not enter 

 tain the good-will of the citizens, as Edward the 

 Fourth did, yet by affability and other princely 

 graces, did ever make very much of them, and apply 

 himself to them. 



This year also died John Morton, Archbishop of 

 Canterbury, Chancellor of England, and Cardinal. 

 He was a wise man, and an eloquent, but in his 



