When all was concluded between the king of France and ours, that Thomas wolf had devised / and when the prelates of both parties had cast their penny worths against all chances and devised remedies for all mischiefs· Then the right reverend father in God Thomas cardinal and Lega••, would go see the young Emperor newly chosen unto the room, and have a certain secrete communication with some of his prelates also. And gat him to bridges in Flanders,1 where he was received with great solemnity as belongeth unto so mighty a pillar of Christs church, and was saluted at the entering into the town of a merry fellow which said, salve rex regis ⟨image 63⟩tui atque regni sui.2 Hail both king of the king and also of his realm. And though there were never so great strife between the Emperor and the French king / yet my lord Cardinal juggled him favour of them both / and finally brought the Emperor to Calais, unto the kings grace, where was great triumph / and great love / & amity showed on both parties in so much that certain men marvelling at it, asked the old bishop of Durham. How it might be that we were so great with the Emperor so shortly upon so strong and ever lasting a peace made between us and the frenchmen, the Emperor and the king of France being so mortal enemies? My lord answered that it might be well enough if he wist all.3 But there was a certain secret said he, whereof all men knew not. Yea verily / they have had secretes this .viij hundred years, which, though all the lay men have felt them, yet few have spied them, save a few Judases which for lucre have been confederate with them, to betray their own kings and all other.
When all was concluded betwene the kyng of Fraunce and ours, that Thomas wolf•e had deuised / and when the prelates of both parties had cast theyr peny worthes agaynst all chaunces and deuysed remedyes for all mischeues· Then the ryght reuerend father in God Thomas cardinall ād Lega••, wolde go se the young Emperoure newlye chosen vnto the roume, and haue a certayne secrete communicacion wyth some of his prelates also. And gatte him to bridges in Flaunders,1 where he was receaued with great solempnitie as belongeth vnto so mighty a pyllar of Christes church, and was saluted at the entering into the toune of a mery felow which sayd, salue rex regis ⟨image 63⟩tui atque regni sui.2 Hayle both kyng of the king and also of his realme. And thogh there were neuer so great stryfe betwene the Emperoure and the French kynge / yet my lorde Cardynall iugled hym fauour of them both / and fynally brought the Emperour to Calays, vnto the kinges grace, where was great tryumphe / and great loue / & amytie shewed on both parties in so much that certayne men maruelynge at it, asked the olde bisshope of Deram. How it might be that we were so great with the Emperour so shortlye vppon so stronge and euer lastinge a peace made betwene vs and the frenchmen, the Emp•rour and the kyng of Fraunce being so mortall ennemyes? My lorde answered that it might be wel inough if he wist al.3 But there was a certayn secret sayd he, wherof all men knew not. Yea verely / they haue had secretes this .viij hundred yeares, which, though all the laye mē haue felt thē, yet fewe haue spyed them, saue a few Iudases whiche for lucre haue bene cōfederate wyth them, to betray their owne kinges and all other.
- 1Prelates
- 2salutation ▪ •saluta•io• ▪ •
- 3A certain secret.A certeine secret.
