parlamenthowse_n your_o grace_n not_o offend_v i_o will_v i_o have_v be_v there_o my_o lord_n quoth_v sir_n thomas_n and_o to_o wind_n these_o quarrel_n out_o of_o the_o cardinal_n head_n he_o begin_v to_o commend_v that_o gallery_n and_o say_v i_o like_v this_o gallery_n of_o you_o my_o lord_n much_o better_o they_o your_o gallery_n at_o hampton-court_n wherewith_o he_o so_o wise_o break_v off_o the_o cardinal_n displeasant_a talk_n that_o the_o cardinal_n at_o that_o â—…yme_n as_o it_o seem_v know_v not_o what_o more_o for_o the_o present_a to_o â—…ay_v unto_o he_o but_o yet_o for_o a_o revenge_n of_o his_o displeasure_n the_o cardinal_n counsel_v the_o king_n to_o send_v sir_n thoâ—…is_n more_o ambassador_n over_o inâ—…_n spain_n commend_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d his_o wisdom_n learning_n &_o â—…tnes_n for_o the_o voyage_n and_o furâ—…er_o tell_v the_o king_n that_o the_o diffiâ—…ulty_n of_o the_o cause_n consider_v â—…ere_o be_v none_o quoth_v the_o cardiâ—…all_a so_o meet_v or_o able_a to_o 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