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Rh about the King were rauied with his wordes, they did o pleae them. The King bade him tande vp, and willed him to tell the caue why he kept o long in thoe fieldes, and what hee ment to braye and rore o terribly. The Bull tooke vpon him the oratores part, and tanding aide from the beginning to the ende he tolde him the whole dicoure of his mieries. So that the whole auditorie pitying his mihaps became his friends. This Bull in his Oration, hewed him elfe to be a great Bacheler in Rethoricke, a great Maiter in Arte in grauitie to expounde things and a marueylous high hill of eloquence. The King wondering at his yeares, commanded treight tables hould be provided for his Lordhip, and gaue him an infinite number of eruaunts to wayte upon him, making him Prince of Bulles. Dukes of Beefes, Marquee of Calues, and Earle and Lorde great Maiter of Kyne: and with a wonderfull great prouiion he furnihed hys rackes yearly, and made hym of his priuie counell. After he had imployed him a while, hee knewe his worthinee and dicretion: o that in the ende he made him Viceroy & greatet Lorde of his Realme.

This Moile alo that liued in Court in eruice of the Prince, more than a fewe good wordes,