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reaching wisdome he deceaved the Duke of Bucchingham, and 

 found means to escape. 



This Bucchingham was a man of high honor and auncient con- 

 sanguinity, ready witt, but open brested, full of trustfulness, but 

 p r sumptuous of his owne hope, not wanting the fault of 

 ambitious desires, nor co'mendation of gracefull eloquence ; an 

 arteficiall workeman for popular loue, and yet unable to beare or 

 dissemble iniuries, impatient of wronng, and one whose fortune 

 may sometimes be deplored, sometimes accused. Betweene him 

 and the tyrant weare new differences kindled, about the deniall 

 of the Earledome of Hereforde, which the duke chalenged as 

 the proper inheritance of his house, but the King interceded as 

 findeing some interlacings w fch the Crowne. The King's ingrati- 

 tude augmented his greife, and the rather, because he was fully 

 settled in the throne by his assistance, ffor Bucchingham, upon 

 hope of some promises of the Duke of Grlocester. made him King 

 of England. Wherein established, he began to examine the 

 matter better, and at last went backe, as wee say, from his word 

 in the restitution of such lands as he had. foremerly made the 

 Duke of Bucchingham beleeve he should haue, w th w ch indignity 

 Bucchingham was both moued and ennained, soe y* fro' thence 

 forward he caste about for all devises and counsells w ch might 

 tend to the King's overthrowe, and to use his owne wordes, to 

 take away from amoungst men that diuell incarnate and fend of 

 hell, odious to God, hateful to good men, terrible to the Kingdom, 

 and to me (as by woefull experience I have approued), most 

 ingratefull, which I cannot but stomache and remember w th 

 great indignity, soe that if he compell me to be his adversary in 

 the co'mon cause, he shall see me armed in the feild amongst a 

 well marshalled co'pany of souldiours ; wher shall he finde 

 securitie of men or place ? But must be sure of destruction, and, 

 besides the mangling of his honour, to resigne the crowne 

 (except I presage amisse) to some other better deseruing as the 

 reward of his vertue. 



" To this or the like purpose, spending his meditations, 

 and resolued to ouerthrow the tyrant, if he could, he comes 



