Remaines concerning Britain their languages, names, surnames, allusions, anagrammes, armories, monies, empreses, apparell, artillarie, wise speeches, proverbs, poesies, epitaphs / written by William Camden ...

MAud the Empress, daughter and heir of this King Henry the first, which stiled her self Lady of the Englishmen, would often say to her son King Henry the second; Be hasty in nothing; Hawks are made more service∣able, when ye make fair shews of offering meate often, and yet with-hold it the longer. [Gualterius Mapes.] Other Max∣imes of her, In arte Regnandi, proceeding from a niggish old wife I wittingly omit, as unbefitting a Prince.

Robert Earl of Cloucester, base son to King Henry the first, the onely martiall man of England in his age, used Ste∣phen Beauchampe with all grace and countenance, as his onely favourite and privado, to the great dislike of all his followers, Whereupon when he was distressed in a con∣flict, he called to some of his company for help, but one bitterly bade him, Call now to your Stephen. Pardon me, par∣don me, replyeth the Earl, In matters of venery I must use my Stephen, but in Martiall affairs I relye wholly upon you. [Gualter Mapes de Nugis Curialium.]