11/27 That is the duty I have sworn to. As between him and the king, 'tis a matter for him alone. At the same time, I am glad that the business is likely to end in the rescue of a knight who has been very kind to me. Between Henry and the young Earl of March I have no opinion; but it seems to me that, since Henry ascended to the throne by might, and by the popular voice, he has no cause to complain, if he is put out of it by the same means." "But, should the war go against the Percys, master ?" "That, again, is a matter for the earl and Hotspur. They know what force they and the Earl of Westmoreland can put in the field. |