“One. That he hath made inward divisions.
“Two. That he hath lost his Majesty’s pieces beyond the sea.
“Three. That he did enrich himself in the war, and left the King’s poor soldiers unpaid of their wages.
“Four. That he hath laboured to make himself strong in all countries.
“Five. That he hath subverted all law, justice, and good order, whereby he hath fearfully shaken the chair of the King’s seat.
“Six. That he hath little esteemed the grave advice of the King’s good and faithful councillors.
“Seven. That he hath little regarded the order appointed by King Henry, for the government of his son.
“Eight. That he hath laboured to sow dissension in the kingdom among the nobles, gentlemen, and commoners.
“Nine. That the King and kingdom hath suffered great loss by his wilful negligence.”
“‘Shaken the chair of the King’s seat!’” cried he. “If the men be not rebels that writ this paper, I have little wit to know what a rebel is. How dare they speak or think of shaking the King’s seat, which is in the hands of God, and is accountable unto none save Him?—‘Little esteemed the advice of the King’s faithful councillors’—to wit, the runagates that writ this paper. ‘Laboured to sow dissension betwixt the gentry and the commoners!’ ’Tis the enclosures they point at, I reckon. What! was he the only man that allowed them? and who could have thought the commons had been such dolts? Now let us see the names of these wise, good, and faithful councillors. ‘R. Rich, W. Saint John, W. Northampton, J. Warwick,’” (Note 5) and he paused a minute. “Isoult,” said he again, “methinks that Earl of Warwick is a knave.”