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VJ2 Campion's historie the Lieutenant, pittied in all the Court, and standing in so hard a case altered little his accustomed hue, comforted other noblemen, prisoners with him, dis- sembling his owne sorrow. One night when the Lieutenant and he, for disport were playing at slide- groat, suddainely commeth from the Cardinall a mandat to execute Kildare on the morrow. The Earle marking the Lieutenants deepe sigh, in reading the bill ; By Saint Bride, quoth he, there is some mad game in that scrolle, but fall how it will, this throw is for a huddle; when the worst was told him, now I pray thee, quoth he, doe no more but learne assuredly from the Kings owne mouth, whether his Grace be witting thereto or not. Sore doubted the Lieutenant to displease the Car- dinall, yet of very pure devotion to his friend, he posteth to the King at midnight, and said his errant, (for all houres of the day or night, the Lieutenant hath accesse to the Prince upon occasions.) King Henry controwling the sawcynesse of the Priest, those were his tearmes, gave him his Signet in token of counter- mand, which when the Cardinall had seene, he begun to breake into unseasonable words with the Lieutenant, which he was loath to heare, and so he left him fret- ting : Thus broke up the storme for a time, and the next yeare * Wolsey was cast out of favour, & within few yeares Sir William Skevington n sent over De- puty, who brought with him the Earle pardoned, and rid from all his troubles. Who would not thinke but these lessons should have schooled so wise a man, 1 1523. ■ 1530.