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&quot; so will I to you. You shall have him, but, upon 

 &quot; your honour, you shall not take his life.&quot; The 

 king embracing him said, &quot; Agreed.&quot; Saith the king 

 of Castile, &quot; Neither shall it dislike you, if I send 

 &quot; to him in such a fashion, as he may partly come 

 &quot; with his own good will.&quot; The king said, &quot; It was 

 &quot; well thought of; and if it pleased him, he would 

 &quot;join with him, in sending to the earl a message 

 &quot; to that purpose.&quot; They both sent severally, and 

 mean while they continued feasting and pastimes. 

 The king being, on his part, willing to have the earl 

 sure before the King of Castile went ; and the King 

 of Castile being as willing to seem to be enforced. 

 The king also, with many wise and excellent per 

 suasions, did advise the King of Castile to be ruled 

 by the counsel of his father-in-law Ferdinando ; a 

 prince so prudent, so experienced, so fortunate. 

 The King of Castile, who was in no very good terms 

 with his said father-in-law, answered, &quot; That if his 

 &quot; father-in-law would suffer him to govern his king- 

 te doms, he should govern him.&quot; 



There were immediately messengers sent from 

 both kings to recall the Earl of Suffolk ; who, upon 

 gentle words used to him, was soon charmed, and 

 willing enough to return ; assured of his life, and 

 hoping of his liberty. He was brought through 

 Flanders to Calais, and thence landed at Dover, and 

 with sufficient guard delivered and received at the 

 Tower of London. Mean while King Henry, to 

 draw out the time, continued his feastings and enter 

 tainments, and after he had received the King of 



