[Whan I had read this, they liked it very well. One wished that the combat which hee fought[1293]with the bastard ofBurgoine, and the honour which he wan both with speare and axe, should not be forgotten. Another moued a question about a great matter, and that is the variaunce of the chronicles about the lordThomas GraymarquiseDorcet: whomeFabianeuery where calleth the queene’s brother. SirThomas MoreandHallcall him the queene’s sonne, [as hee was in very deede.][1294]Fabiansaith hee was gouernour of the prince, and had the conueiaunce of him fromLudlotowardsLondon. The other (whome wee followe) say hee was than atLondonwith the queene prouiding for the king’s coronation, and tooke sanctuary with her, as soone as he heard of the apprehending of his vncle. This disagreing of writers is a great hinderaunce of the truth, and no small cumbraunce to such as bee diligent readers, besides the harme that may happen in succession of heritages. It were therefore a worthy and good deede for the nobility to cause all the recordes to bee sought, and a true and perfect chronicle thereout to bee written. Vnto which we refer the deciding of this and of all other like controuersies, geuing this to vnderstand in the meane time, that no man shall thinke his title either better or worse by any thing that is written in any part of this treatise. For the only thing which is purposed herein, is by example of other’s miseries, to disswade all men from all sinnes and vices. If by the way wee touch any thing concerning titles, wee follow thereinHalle’schronicle. And where wee seeme to swarue from his reasons and causes of diuers doings, there wee gather vpon coniecture such thinges as seeme most probable, or at the lest most conuenient for the furderaunce of our purpose. Whan the reader would haue proceeded inthe Cronicle, which straight intreateth of the vilanous destruction of the lordeHastinges, I willed him to surcease, because I had there his tragedy very learnedly penned. For the better vnderstanding wherof, you must imagin that you see him newly crept out of his graue, and speaking to mee as followeth.]
[Whan I had read this, they liked it very well. One wished that the combat which hee fought[1293]with the bastard ofBurgoine, and the honour which he wan both with speare and axe, should not be forgotten. Another moued a question about a great matter, and that is the variaunce of the chronicles about the lordThomas GraymarquiseDorcet: whomeFabianeuery where calleth the queene’s brother. SirThomas MoreandHallcall him the queene’s sonne, [as hee was in very deede.][1294]Fabiansaith hee was gouernour of the prince, and had the conueiaunce of him fromLudlotowardsLondon. The other (whome wee followe) say hee was than atLondonwith the queene prouiding for the king’s coronation, and tooke sanctuary with her, as soone as he heard of the apprehending of his vncle. This disagreing of writers is a great hinderaunce of the truth, and no small cumbraunce to such as bee diligent readers, besides the harme that may happen in succession of heritages. It were therefore a worthy and good deede for the nobility to cause all the recordes to bee sought, and a true and perfect chronicle thereout to bee written. Vnto which we refer the deciding of this and of all other like controuersies, geuing this to vnderstand in the meane time, that no man shall thinke his title either better or worse by any thing that is written in any part of this treatise. For the only thing which is purposed herein, is by example of other’s miseries, to disswade all men from all sinnes and vices. If by the way wee touch any thing concerning titles, wee follow thereinHalle’schronicle. And where wee seeme to swarue from his reasons and causes of diuers doings, there wee gather vpon coniecture such thinges as seeme most probable, or at the lest most conuenient for the furderaunce of our purpose. Whan the reader would haue proceeded inthe Cronicle, which straight intreateth of the vilanous destruction of the lordeHastinges, I willed him to surcease, because I had there his tragedy very learnedly penned. For the better vnderstanding wherof, you must imagin that you see him newly crept out of his graue, and speaking to mee as followeth.]