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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In his returne also out of Ireland (saith an other) vpon the sundaie next after the feast of Easter,A strange apparition. com|monlie called Lowsundaie, as he should take his horsse at Cardiffe in Wales, there appeared vnto him a man of pale and wanne colour, barefooted, and in a white kirtell, who boldlie in the Dutch lan|guage spake vnto him, and admonished him of a|mendment of life, and to haue regard that the sab|both daie (commonlie called the sundaie) might be more duelie kept and obserued, so that no markets nor bodilie workes be holden, vsed, or doone vpon that day within the bounds of his dominions, except that which apperteineth to dressing of meats. And if thou doo (saith he) after this commandement, I assure thée that all things which thou dooest enterprise of good in|tent and purpose, shall sort to good effect and verie luckie end.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the king was not greatlie pleased with these words, and in French said to the knight that held his bridle; Aske of this churle, whether he hath dreamed all this that he telleth or not. When the knight had ex|pounded it in English, the man answered, Whether I haue dreamed it in my sleepe or not, take thou héed to my words, & marke what day this is: for if thou amend not thy life, and doo as I haue aduertised thée, before a twelue moneth come to an end, thou shalt heare such tidings as will make thee sorowfull all the daies of thy life after.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The man hauing thus spoken, vanished awaie suddenlie, and the king tooke his words but in sport: howbeit he woondered that he was so suddenlie gone, as he did likewise at his sud|den appearing. Manie other warnings the king had (saith mine author) but he set little thereby.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The second warning he receiued of an Irishman, that told him of tokens verie priuie. The third time a knight of Lindsey called Philip de Chesterby, pas|sing the sea, came to the king into Normandie, and there declared vnto him seauen articles, which he should amend, which if he did, then he should reigne seauen yeares in great honor, and subdue Gods eni|mies. If he did not amend and redresse those points, then should he come to death with dishonour in the fourth yeare.

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