at his
continual charge that, lest they should lie still and do nothing,
but peradventure fall in devising of some novelties among
themselves, he is fain yearly to make some assembly and some
changing of them from one place unto another, and part some
asunder, that they wax not over-well acquainted by dwelling
over-long together. By these ways also, he maketh those that he
intendeth suddenly to invade indeed, to look the less for it, and
thereby to make the less preparation before. For they see him so
many times make a great visage of war when he intendeth it not, but
then, at one time or another, they suddenly feel it when they fear
it not.

Howbeit, cousin, it is of very truth full likely that into this
realm of Hungary he will not fail to come. For neither is there any
country throughout Christendom that lieth so convenient for him,
nor never was there any time till now in which he might so well and
surely win it. For now we call him in ourselves, God save us, as
AEsop telleth that the sheep took in the wolf among them to keep
them from the dogs.

VINCENT: Then are there, good uncle, all those tribulations very
like to fall upon us here, that I spoke of in the beginning of our
first communication here the other day.

ANTHONY: Very truth it is, cousin, that so there will of
likelihood in a while, but not forthwith all at first. For since he
cometh under the colour of aid for the one against the other, he
will somewhat see the proof before he fully show himself. But in
conclusion, if he be able to get it for that one, you shall see him
so handle it that he shall not fail to get it from him, and that
forthwith out of hand, ere ever he suffer him to settle himself
over-sure therein.

VINCENT: Yet say they, uncle, that he useth not to force any man
to forsake his faith.

ANTHONY: Not any man, cousin? They say more than they can make
good, those who tell you so. He maketh a solemn oath, among the
ceremonies of that feast in which he first taketh upon him his
authority, that he will diminish the faith of Christ, in all that
he possibly can, and dilate the faith of Mahomet. But yet hath he
not used to force every whole country at once to forsake their
faith. For of some countries hath he been content only to take a
tribute yearly and let them then live as they will. Out of some he
taketh the whole people away, dispersing them for slaves among many
sundry countries of his, very far from their own, without any
s