The Ringed Castle Part 1 Chapter 5

September-October 1555.

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A good peace can only be made by a good war - The Bishop of Arras remarked that a good peace can only be made by a good war. - Quoted in H.M.F. Prescott, Mary Tudor, p. 335 of the 1954 edition.
The elephant is a beast very docile and apt to be taught - Richard Eden, quoted in First Three English Books on America, Arber, p. 15
The people of Lucomoryae who die in November and come to life again like the frogs the following spring. - In Von Herberstein, Notes on Russia, Hakluyt Soc., Ser. I, vol. 12, p. 40.
Ivan of Russia: God's keybearer and Chamberlain. - Titles reported by Von Herberstein, Notes on Russia, Hakluyt Soc., Ser. I, vol. 10, p. 32.
In the enlargement and tranquillity of his dominion, let us live quietly and peaceably in all goodness and purity. - From the description of the Coronation Service in Von Herberstein, Notes Upon Russia, Hakluyt Soc., Ser. I, vol. 10, p. 41. He does not include "and follow him in all things."
They know neither fruits nor apples nor yet any benignitie of heaven or earth - Richard Eden, describing Muscovy and Cathay. Arber, Edward, ed. (1885). The First Three English Books on America. Birmingham.