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I can no more, i.e. I can do no more.

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Cf. Shaks. Hamlet v.

2. 33I, I can no more: the King, the King's to blame." Halle has here, "I can saie no more."

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when he may not come to it, i. e. may he need it, and not be able to obtain its shelter.

26. farder of, i.e. farther off, i.e. more and more disinclined to Cf. on 35. 31.

consent.

33. estate, i.e. his position, property and condition. He should be maintained in good estate. Cf. Shaks. Merch. III. 2. 239,

"His letter there will shew you his estate."

P. 39, line 2. there with all therewith.

3. shyfte whoso would, i.e. any one might shifte (i.e. contrive, have recourse to fresh means) who pleased in this business, for he would have no more to do with the matter. For the verb, cf. Shaks. Tempest, V. 1. 256, "Every man shift (i.e. contrive) for all the rest."

8. procure her sonne to be delyuered, i.e. bring about that her son should be given up.

12. for asmuch her semed, &c., i.e. for as much as the Cardinal seemed to her.

18. all thinge vnredy. A sort of case absolute=while all things were unready.

19. nothing lesse loking for, i.e. while she looked for (expected) nothing less, &c.

20. fet, p. p. of the verb to fetch. In the 1611 edition of the Authorized Version this form is found (as an imperfect) in many places where now fetched is printed, e.g. 2 Sam. ix. 5. Cf. Lyly, Euphues, p. 93, "Farre fet and deere bought is good for Ladyes."

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it might fortune her fere to bee false, i.e. it might chance that her fear was false and groundless. For the verb cf. Tyndale, Works, P. 41, "Unbelief only damneth and keepeth out the spirit and provoketh the flesh...as it fortuned to Adam and Eve in Paradise."

23. well she waste, i.e. well she wist, she knew well. Halle has "well she wiste." The original here is "will she waste," which is clearly a misprint.

24. shold nedes = must of necessity.

25. dempte, i.e. deemed.

ouer that = moreover, besides. Cf. 3. 1; 33. 11.

30. warely, i.e. warily, carefully.

32. betoke, entrusted, committed, gave in charge. Cf. Fabyan, Chronicle, cap. 68, "And whenne Constantyne had all prepared for his voyage, he betoke the land of Britain unto the said Octavius."

of trust in trust, as a trust. Gave him in charge to them as a

trust.

P. 40, line 4. either of both, i.e. either of the two qualities, either wisdom or truth.

II. experience. The allusion in this sentence and the next is to the death of George, Duke of Clarence, whose brothers had been the contrivers of his death.

17. be, i.e. are. Cf. Latimer, Sermons, p. 23, "Which works be of themselves marvellous good."

19. good goods, possessions. Cf. 1 Chron. xxix. 3, "I have of mine own proper good...prepared for the holy house." See also 68. 1, note. 25. if ye cannot elswhere, i.e. if ye cannot (keep him safe) elsewhere.

32. ones, i.e. once.

and signifies, for one time.

This word is really the genitive case of one

P. 41, line 2. as fast. Halle adds " as the mother."

7. he sayd in that of likelihod as he thought therein he spake in all probability as he thought.

9. the bishoppes palice at Powles, i.e. the palace of the Bishop of London at St Paul's. See Stow's Survey of London [1633], p. 412 b. "On the north-west side of this [St Paul's] churchyard is the Bishop's palace, a large thing for receit, wherein divers kings have been lodged and a great household hath been kept, as appeareth by the Great Hall, which of late years, since the rebatement of Bishops' Livings, hath not been furnished with household meynie and guests as was meant by the builders thereof, and was of old time used."

12. This passage between the asterisks, p. 41-43, is represented in Halle as follows: "When the protectour had both the chyldren in his possession, yea and that they were in a sure place, he then began to thirst to se the ende of his enterprise. And to avoyde all suspicion, he caused all the lordes, whiche he knewe to be faithfull to the kyng, to assemble at Baynardes Castle to commen of the ordre of the coronation whyle he and other of his complices and of his affinitee at Crosbies place contrived the contrary and to make the protectour kyng."

13. opened himself revealed his intentions. See below, lines 23 and 27, and cf. Bp Pilkington, Works, p. 423, "He was angry with his servants and said they had betrayed and opened his counsel."

31. broken vnto the duke, i.e. disclosed. See above, on 12. 28. 32. their crafte maisters, i.e. the masters of their craft, the men most expert at their business.

P. 42, line 2. who, i. e. and they, the kinsfolk.

5. careful, full of care, troubled by anything. Cf. Pierce Plowman's Crede,

"And al they songen o [one] songe, that sorwe was to heren, They crieden al o cry, a careful note.'

II.

beck, a movement of the head as a sign of command. Cf. Shaks. 1 Hen. VI. 1. 1. 68,

"They have troops of soldiers at their beck."

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15. spialles, spies. Often written espialles. Cf. Shaks. 1 Hen. VI. I. 4. 48, The prince's spials have informed me;" in which passage some of the old editions have espials.

16. traines, devices, contrivances. Cf. Lyly, Euphues, 38, "The alluring traines of women's wiles."

23. forth forward, on to the end. Cf. Shaks. Measure for Measure, V. 1. 255, "to hear this matter forth," i.e. to the end.

26. voided avoided. Cf. 2. 24.

29. commodite, advantage, profit. Cf. 8. 27.

P. 43, line 1. Erledome of Hertford. This is an error in the original for Hereford. Buckingham claimed the earldom of Hereford, because he was descended from Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, who married Aleanore, daughter of Humphry de Bohun, the last Earl of Hereford. Cf. 87. 5, below.

6. at a point in accord, in agreement.

9. other where, i.e. into some other direction. For this use of where, almost like a noun, cf. Shaks. King Lear, 1. 1. 264, “Thou losest here, a better where to find." The construction is "turn the eyes otherwhere from perceiving," &c.

II. thick, i.e. in large numbers. Cf. Shaks. Jul. Cæs. 1. 1. 76, "I'll about,

And drive away the vulgar from the streets,

So do you too, where you perceive them thick."

12. the lord Cardinall. This was the Archbishop of Canterbury, at this time Thomas Bourchier, Cardinal, and Chancellor of Oxford. 13. the Bishoppe of Ely. Dr John Morton. See 88. 14.

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called, summoned, admitted, i.e.

19. adhibit (Lat. adhibere) though very few persons were invited.

23. misgiueth. The nominative is, of course, the plural word hartes, but the singular expression "of a secret instinct of nature' coming between has drawn the verb into the singular.

24. himself itself, which did not exist in More's day. Halle has here," as the south wynde sometyme swelleth, &c."

27. somwhat the dealing self, i.e. in some degree the actions themselves which were done, &c. For self-itself, cf. infra, 55. 4.

29. close, kept secret. Cf. Shaks. Romeo, I. 1. 155, "To himself so secret and so close."

for litle and little. We should now say, "for little by little," or, "for by little and little."

30. Crosbies place in Bishops gates strete. The place is still marked and known as Crosby Hall.

32. had the resort, i.e. had all the throng of people resorting to him, was visited and courted of all people. Cf. Shaks. Two Gentlemen, "Of all the fair resort of gentlemen,

I. 2. 4,

That every day with parle encounter me,
In thy opinion which is worthiest love?"

33. that had the doing, i.e. who were the persons through whom all was done, the executive body.

P. 44, line 2. tourne them to no good, i.e. turn to no good for them. 4. which, i.e. the protector.

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6. of purpose, i. e. with a design. We now say on purpose," but cf. Shaks. Hen. VIII. v. 2. 14, "This is of purpose laid, by some that hate me, to quench mine honour."

8. yeke, i.e. eke also.

10. lord Stanly. This was Thomas Stanley, made Lord Stanley of Lathom in Lancashire in 1456. After playing a prominent part in the events preceding the accession of Henry VII. he was made Earl of Derby in 1485.

12. seuerall, i.e. separate. Cf. Earle's Microcosmographie, p. 23, "His style is compounded of twenty several mens." Also 2 Kings xv.

5, "Azariah was a leper, and dwelt in a several house."

15. while one man is there which is neuer thence, i.e. as long as one certain man is among them, who never is absent, &c.

17. sownde amisse toward me=should have any sound or meaning of mischief toward me.

Cf. Gascoigne,

19. by in reference to, concerning, in respect of. Steel Glas, p. 71, "I speake not this by English courtiers." 22. liefe dear, beloved. Cf. Shaks. 2 Hen. VI. III. "Stirred up my liefest liege to be mine enemy."

I. 164,

26. much rule bare. An inverted order for "bare much rule." 27. Leceter, i.e. Leicester. The orthography of the text shews that our present pronunciation is the same as that of More's time. Halle reads, "in the counties of Lecestre and Northampton."

29. onelye, i.e. alone.

32. broken all the daunce, i.e. frustrated all the schemes, upset all the plans.

33. for, i.e. because of. Cf. Shaks. Midsummer Night's Dream, V. I. 253," he dares not come there for the candle."

P. 45, line 2. none no. Cf. Shaks. Cymbeline, 1. 4. 103, "Your Italy contains none so accomplished a courtier."

4. semblaunce, outward show, i.e. they appeared to be friendly towards him, Cf. Shaks. Comedy of Errors, V. 358, "These two Dromios, one in semblance."

8. quailed, quelled, overthrown. Cf. Shaks. Antony and Cleopatra, V. 2. 85, "When he meant to quail and win the orb."

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II. assayed made trial of. Cf. Shaks. Merry Wives, II. 1. 26, 'That he dares in this manner assay me."

14. of very trust, i.e. by reason of his complete trust in him.

16. mocions here means the movings, promptings, suggestions, made to him (Catesby) by Buckingham (see above, line 8), and by Catesby to be set before Lord Hastings.

17. minishe his credence, diminish his credit. For minish =diminish, cf. Bible, 1551, Exod. v. 8, "And the nombre of bricke which they were wont to make in tyme passed, laye unto their charges also, and mynnyshe nothing thereof.'

For credence cf. Shaks. All's Well, I. 2. 11, "His love and wisdom may plead for amplest credence."

19. to ridde him, to remove him out of the way. Cf. Shaks. Rich. II. V. 4. II, "I am the King's friend and will rid his foe."

21. the only desire, &c. The sense is: the desire whereof was the sole enticement, &c. Cf. Lyly, Euphues, p. 70, “I am brought into a Paradise by the only imagination of women's virtues," where we should say either "by the imagination only," or "by the mere imagination." 22. allectiue (Lat. alliceo to entice) an enticement, inducement. Cf. More, Works, p. 12, "But among all thinges the very deadly pestilence is this: to be conversant day and night among them whose life is not only an allective to sin, but over that all set in the expugnation

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of virtue." Halle has here, "the thyng that enduced him to be procurer and &c."

25. Halle gives the date "the thirtene daye of June."

29. suttelties. These were arrangements of figures to make a Table decoration, and generally had verses attached to them. Fabyan in his Chronicle (ed. 1516) gives an account of the "sotylties" devised at the coronation banquet of Henry VI.

"(1) A Sotyltie of Seynt Edwarde and Seynt Lowys armyd and upon eyther his cote armour, holdyng atwene them a fygure lyke unto kyng Henry, standyng also in his cote armour, and a Scripture passing from them both sayinge, Beholde ii. parfyght Kynges under one cote armour: and under the fete of the sayd seyntes was wryten this balade...

(2) A Sotyltie of an Emperoure and a Kynge arayed in Mantellys of Garters, whiche figured Sygysmunde the Emperoure and Henry the V. And a fygure lyke unto Kynge Henry the VI. knelynge tofore theym with this balade takked by hym...

(3) A Sotyltie of our Lady syttynge with her child in her lappe and she holdynge a crowne in her hande. Seynt George and Seynt Denys on eyther syde presentyd to her Kynge Henryes figure berynge in hande this balade as foloweth..."

30. therfore there for, i.e. for that (occasion). 32. comoning, communing, speaking in common.

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5. Holberne. Ely Place in Holborn still marks the place of ancient residence of the Bishops of Ely in London.

require, i.e. request, not necessarily in our modern sense of demanding. See 30. 27, note.

messe, i.e. a dishful, used of meat and other things. Cf. Gen. "He took and sent messes unto them."

xliii. 34,

7. in al the hast. We generally now omit the article, and say "in all haste," but cf. Shaks. Lear, 11. 1. 26,

"He's coming hither; now, i' the night, i' the haste."

See also below, 48. 21.

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sette the lordes fast, engaged them busily.

14. froting, i.e. chafing. In the sense of rubbing, the word is found in Chaucer. Halle has here, "fretyng and gnawyng." The sense of "froting" may be gathered from two examples of its use in Trevisa's translation of Higden's Polychronicon (Rolls Series). In vol. 1. p. 163, he says of a language that it is "frotynge and unschape," and Higden's text has "ita stridet incondita" where the sense is what we now call "grating" of sounds. Then, vol. III. p. 25, he says "they clawede and frotede the oliphauntes in the forhedes" where the Latin has scalpo to scratch.

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knawing, i.e. gnawing.

19. compasse and ymagine, i.e. bring about and plan. Cf. Shaks. Merry Wives, III. 3. 212, "The knave bragged of that he could not compass." Also 2 Hen. VI. 1. 2. 19, "When I imagine ill against my king."

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