The king then standing in his people’s grace:

This duke therefore set forth a goodly face,

As one that ment no quarrell for the crowne,

Such as bare rule hee only would put downe.

27.

But all for nought, so long as I bare stroke,

Serued these driftes, and proued all but[902] vayne:

The best help then, was people[903] to prouoke,

To make commocion and vprores amayne:

Which to appease the king himselfe was fayne,