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quicklie, of purpose to save him from treason, & not to offend
therin, but rather to aduise him from vnhonnest gaine. Also
there have bene seene manie & wonderfull iudgements of
such as have vniustlie accused others of treason, & the
accused remaine vnspotted, emonge all wch, I will breiflie
recite one wch hath bene tolde by a certeine grave and re:
verende person of great aucthoritie and iudgemente.
Sometimes there liued a yonge gent of Almaine dis:
cended of the noble famelye of Brunzwicke who not
for wante of welth, nor yet to gaine reputacion or other
worldlie pffitt, but onlye to see th worlde & learne ex:
perience dispozed him selfe to traveill, and beinge furnishe
wth store of moneye, apparell, horses, & seruaunts disgui:
singe himselfe departed from the contrie of Saxonie, de:
batinge what Prince of Christendome was moste famous,
resolued that the most cristian kinge of Fraunce
was the worthiest of all in those daies, aswell for the
perfourmaunce of noble exploitts, as the courtesie he
vsed to all gentlemen that resorted to his Courte. whethr
according to determinacion he wente. And beinge arived
at Parris became seruaunte to the kinge, whence wth the
Qwene he serued wth suche care and diligence, that
of either of them he became greatlie estemed, and the
rather yf he was descended of so noble a howse, wherof
were come diuers emperors, and somme of them for their
virtue and prowesse famous thorough the worlde. ffor
as men saye the Emperor Ottoni descended from that
moste noble famelie of Brunzeicke wherof one
braunch is yet in Italie vnknowne. This foresaide
gent duringe his seruice, thorough his virtue & care
did greatlie honnor the Courte of Fraunce by his
good government & behaviour there, wherat the malici:
ous envie of one other gent of the kings chamber findinge
him selfe greatlie discontented, sought by slaunder to
remoue the favour wch the kinge bare vnto this Al:
maine, geving his Ma’tie to vnderstand, that the saide
gent to his great dishonnor and shame had possessed
the loue of the Qwene, and vsed the same wthout
respecte of her honnor. And that for proof therof
he saide that at the wasshinge of the Qwenes hands