The night before to shipward hee him bent.

7.

Then were wee straight as traytours apprehended,

Our purpose spied, the cause thereof was hid,

And therefore, loe a false cause wee pretended,

Where through my brother was fro daunger rid:

Wee sayd, for hire of[594] French kinge’s coyne wee did

Behight to kill the king: and thus with shame

Wee staind our selues, to saue our frend fro blame.[595]

8.