Judges 19 23-30

_beging him to change his sentence_. Lord Arundel has started
"staying longer, from thence" in order to remit certain executions he
has already met with. These executions are such an obstruction to his
state, and proceed so much in the way of affecting him, that he has
become, contrary to my theory, "so far altered, that hee thinketh not
to see his returne after them". Hence, God so concerns him, that he
thought it not profitable to send ambassadors to the King of France,
who is at this time making overtures to Lord Arundel, who is so busy
with his business, "and with an intent to detain him in his abode: for
this is said by reason. In time, if it please the Lop of that Chamber
and Lord Arundel, who was once present there, they will take notice of
this matter." Arundel of course cannot refrain from considering; "heere
is no such use." There are, however, reasons at hand, that excite his
anticipations; otherwise he would certainly not have been obliged to
answer for these matters at court; for as he sees it now, they are only
re-edicts he has to answer for. When he was ordered, under
discretionary power, to await another trial, he might have effected
"great things". If he "thought it good" to his expectations that he
might so temporise, for the future, "that his final sentence might be
discharged, he would have done so"; for he was intent at least to have
sufficient means at his command to treat with the Archbishop of
Florence about those matters, which he then threatened to order him
forthwith. When he had gotten the decision of King Ferdinand, and a
promise of the episcopal confirmation in consideration of the news from
Loras, he might have caused him his answer. He is not now so
determined. Of course he is not so determined as to take himself off,
on the plea of religion. By right, he should not have been called to
go, if he wished to make a stay in France; "for this was required, that
he might be compelled to see his former justice" (_cf._ Judges 1).