The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

We sent out our soldiers, two summers against the frenchmen / unto whose chief captains the Cardinal had appointed, how far they should go, and what they should do▪ And therefore the French king was nothing afraid / but brought all his Power against ⟨image 65⟩the Emperor in other places. And •o was the Emperor ever betrayed. And thus the cardinal was the emperors friend openly, and the French king's secretly, For at the m•••ng / with the French king beside Cal•s, he utterly betrayed the Emperor▪ yet for no love that he had to France, but to help the Pope, yea and to have been Pope haply / and to save their kingdom. Which treason / though all the world smelled it, yet it brake not out openly to the eye / till the siege of Pauye. And the Cardinal sent the emperor much money openly / and gave the French king more secretly. He played with both hands to serve their secret▪ that all men know not, as the bishop of Durham said. But what soever the frenchmen did, they had ever the worse, no• withstanding the secrete working of our holy prelates on their side.

We sent out our sodiars, two sommers agaīst the frenchmē / vnto whose chefe captaynes the Cardinall had appoynted, how farre they shuld go, ād what they shuld do▪ And therfore the frenchkyng was nothīg afrayed / but brought all hys Power agaynst ⟨image 65⟩the Emperour in other places. And •o was the Emperour euer betrayed. And thus the cardinall was ye emperours frend openly, and the frenchkinges secretlie, For at the m•••ng / wyth the frenchkinge besyd Cal•s, he vtterly betrayed the Emperour▪ yet for no loue that he had to Fraunce, but to helpe the Pope, yea ād to haue bene Pope happely / and to saue theyr kyngdome. Whych treason / though all the world smelled it, yet it brake not out openlie to the eye / tyll the sege of Pauye. And the Cardynall sent the emperoure muche monye openlye / and gaue the Frenchkyng more secretelye. He played with both handes to serue their secret that all mē know not, as the bisshop of Deram sayed. But what soeuer the frenchmen did, they had euer the worse, no withstondyng the secrete workyng of our holy prelates on their syde.