‘Soe it prooued well,’ said our noble king,
‘By him that deerlye dyed vpon a tree!
Now when wee had the most neede,
Falslye they serued then to mee.’
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Then spake William Brewerton, knight,
And lowlye kneeled his prince before,
And sayd, My soueraigne king, Henery the Eighth,
If your Grace sett by vs soe little store,
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