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Rh cockle that I will ow may perhaps be profitable for the King. For many times we ee that men raied to high degree, commonly practie things hurtful to the Prince and tate: or ele that the ubiectes otherwhile gouerned by him they milike, doe treight rebel! againt the Prince. If I et in foote, I tell thee it were well done of mee, that the Kinge might not in time receyue as much hurt of the Bull, as the Bull hath receyued goodnee of him. The Ae lift up his head, and girned at his brother to ee his tubbornee: and ayde vnto him. O brother mine, I am orie for thee. I ee thou art in health, and yet thou taket Phiicke to bring thee to an Ague: for vnder the colour for letting fall thine eares in token of humilitie, thou wilt fling out apace. Better it till than rie and fall. Put vppon thee honetie and vpright dealing, let them bee euer thy bet friendes and countenance: and lift not up thy hart o much with paion, leat it happen to thee, (not thincking of it) as it did to him that hooting at rouers up and downe in the woodes (uppoing no bodie to be there) was hot at againe with his owne haft, and o hit in the bret died traight. Thou playet eet me eet me not, and perwadeft thyelfe that none will pie thy wicked practies, when in deede thou hall be payde home and neuer knowe who