men in corrupt times, that let them behaue therns, neuer sod 

 well they shall be sure of enuiours. 



Whereupon after the miserable slaughter of these Cornish- 

 men, and that the fier of rebellion seemed quite extinguished, 

 the Cardinal! Morton, well stricken in years, retired himself e to 

 his priuate house, both to rebate the calumny, and reproach of 

 malitious p'sons, as also to keep open hospitalitie for wellco'ming 

 of straingers and releeuing the poore ; they resorted unto his 

 pallace as to a publicke and famous Inn, these weare wellco'med 

 in thousands, and still depended upon him for Almes and susten- 

 tation, yea all weare entertayned w th cheeref ullnesse according to 

 the Apostles warrant, whoe co'mandeth Bishops to be har- 

 borous and full of commiseration. 



By chaunce there met at his table one day, amoungst the rest 

 certaine lawers, and a traueller w ch had bin out of England ; the 

 disputation was about inflicting theeves w th death, he co'mend- 

 ing the iustice and seuerity of other countries, which sometimes 

 hung 20 togither on one paire of gallowes, prouing it was a 

 part of iustice and not custome to doe soe. They againe 

 as it should seeme affirming that there was no fundamental! 

 position of scripture or Auncient gouernment to confirm it. 

 At last the Cardinall, apprehending what was alleeged on both 

 sides, played the moderator betweene them, and, with a binding 

 voice, concluded the matter, by saying it weare most necessary to 

 correct such, whome neither admonitions, threatnings, nor lawes 

 could restraine fro' foule perpetrations ; euen after the same 

 manner that the traueller had discouered to be the judgment of 

 other cuntries, to the w cil he added that Eoagues and vagabonds 

 should be looked unto by the same lawe, w ch censure was well 

 approued of by the companey ; yet one amoungst the rest seemed 

 to distinguish concerning these sorts of Beggers, affirming that 

 the com'onwealth might well p'vide for such, whose infirmities 

 of body or impotency by years made unfit for labour; but a 

 stander by, some table-follower, jester, or parasite replied, that 

 without further troubling the state he knew a way how this 

 might be effected, by sending all the beggers who were sick or 



