Who knows?
He may have private grievances of which we know nothing, and may be ripe for such a move.' 'Your counsel is good, Wade,' said Lord Grey, 'but methinks his Majesty hath asked a pertinent question.

Your messenger would, I fear, find himself swinging upon one of the Badminton oaks if the Duke desired to show his loyalty to James Stuart.

Where are we to find a man who is wary enough and bold enough for such a mission, without risking one of our leaders, who could be ill-spared at such a time ?' 'It is true,' said the King.

'It were better not to venture it at all than to do it in a clumsy and halting fashion.

Beaufort would think that it was a plot not to gain him over, but to throw discredit upon him.