HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 373 



king had, though he were no good schoolman, the 

 honour to convert one of them by dispute at Can 

 terbury. 



This year also, though the king were no more 

 haunted with sprites, for that by the sprinkling, 

 partly of blood, and partly of water, he had chased 

 them away ; yet nevertheless he had certain appari 

 tions that troubled him, still shewing themselves 

 from one region, which was the house of York. It 

 came so to pass, that the Earl of Suffolk, son to 

 Elizabeth, eldest sister to King Edward the Fourth, 

 by John, Duke of Suffolk, her second husband, and 

 brother to John, Earl of Lincoln, that was slain at 

 Stokefield, being of an hasty and choleric disposition, 

 had killed a man in his fury ; whereupon the king- 

 gave him his pardon. But, either willing to leave a 

 cloud upon him, or the better to make him feel his 

 grace, produced him openly to plead his pardon. 

 This wrought in the earl, as in a haughty stomach it 

 useth to do ; for the ignominy printed deeper than 

 the grace. Wherefore he being discontent, fled 

 secretly into Flanders unto his aunt, the Duchess of 

 Burgundy. The king startled at it, but, being 

 taught by troubles to use fair and timely remedies, 

 wrought so with him by messages, the Lady Marga 

 ret also growing, by often failing in her alchymy, 

 weary of her experiments ; and partly being a little 

 sweetened, for that the king had not touched her 

 name in the confession of Perkin, that he came over 

 again upon good terms, and was reconciled to the 

 king. 



