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because he had imposed upon them many taxes and 

 tallages : which was the king s own case between him 

 and his son. 



There was also in this report a declaration of an 

 overture of marriage, which Amason, the secretary 

 of Ferdinando, had made unto the ambassadors in 

 great secret, between Charles, Prince of Castile, and 

 Mary, the king s second daughter; assuring the king, 

 that the treaty of marriage then on foot for the said 

 prince and the daughter of France, would break ; 

 and that she the said daughter of France should be 

 married to Angolesme, that was the heir apparent of 

 France. 



There was a touch also of a speech of marriage 

 between Ferdinando and Madame de Fois, a lady of 

 the blood of France, which afterwards indeed suc 

 ceeded. But this was reported as learned in France, 

 and silenced in Spain. 



The king, by the return of this embassage, which 

 gave great light unto his affairs, was well instructed, 

 and prepared how to carry himself between Ferdi 

 nando, King of Arragon, and Philip, his son-in-law, 

 King of Castile ; resolving with himself to do all that 

 in him lay, to keep them at one within themselves ; 

 but howsoever that succeeded, by a moderate car 

 riage, and bearing the person of a common friend, 

 to lose neither of their friendships ; but yet to run a 

 course more entire with the King of Arragon, but 

 more laboured and officious with the King of Cas 

 tile. But he was much taken with the overture of 



