. The standard edition of the pictorial Shakspere. n learning, haut in stomach and high in coun-tenance, rich above measure of all men, and to fewliberal; disdainful to his kin and dreadful to hislovers, preferring money before friendship, manythings beginning and nothing performing. Hiscovetous insatiable, and hope of long life, madehim both to forget God, his prince, and himself,in his latter days ; for Doctor John Baker, his privycounsellor and his chaplain, wrote that he, lyingon his death-bed, said these words : Why should Idie, having so much riches ? If the whole realmwould save my life
. The standard edition of the pictorial Shakspere. n learning, haut in stomach and high in coun-tenance, rich above measure of all men, and to fewliberal; disdainful to his kin and dreadful to hislovers, preferring money before friendship, manythings beginning and nothing performing. Hiscovetous insatiable, and hope of long life, madehim both to forget God, his prince, and himself,in his latter days ; for Doctor John Baker, his privycounsellor and his chaplain, wrote that he, lyingon his death-bed, said these words : Why should Idie, having so much riches ? If the whole realmwould save my life, I am able either by policy toget it, or by riches to buy it. Fie ! will not deathbe hired, nor will money do nothing ? When mynephew of Bedford died, I thought myself half upthe wheel; but when I saw my other nephew ofGloster deceased, then I thought myself able tobe equal with kings, and so thought to increasemy treasure in hope to have worn a triple I see now the world faileth me, and so I amdeceived: praying you all to pray for [Cardinal Beaufort.] Histories.—Vol. II. 105 fS^ f)
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