Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the eight of Iune being Trinitie sundaie (the parlement yet continuing) that noble and famous prince Edward the kings sonne departed this life within the kings palace at Westminster.The blac [...] prince depa [...]|teth this [...]. His bodie was conueied to Canturburie with great solemni|tie, and there honorablie buried. He died in the 46 yeare of his age: a prince of such excellent demea|nour, so valiant, wise and politike in his dooings, Polydor. He is buried at Cantur|burie. that the verie and perfect representation of knighthood ap|peared most liuelie in his person, whilest he liued, so that the losse of him stroke a generall sorrow into the harts of all the English nation. For such was his towardnesse, or rather perfection in princelie go|uernement, that if he had liued and atteined to the crowne, euerie man iudged that he would suer|lie haue excéeded the glorious renowme of all his ancestors. This princes death is bréefelie touched by C. Okland, who (after mention made of the great victories atchiued by his father the king against his enimies, and concluding him to be verie hap|pie and fortunate in the issue of his attempts) saith
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The French king kept his obsequie in most reue|rend wife, Froissard. in the chapell of his palace at Paris. Af|ter his death, the king called to him againe the fore|said persons,Sir Péers de la Mere. Fabian. that had beene from him remooued, and the said sir Peers de la Mere that was speaker in the parlement (as before yée haue hard) for his eloquence shewed in reproouing the misgouernment of the said persons (and namelie of the said dame Alice Peres) was now committed to prison within the castell of Notingham.The truce prolonged. Polydor. About the same time the truce was a|gaine prolonged till the first daie of Aprill next fol|lowing. ¶ King Edward, after the deceasse of his sonne prince Edward, created the lord Richard, sonne to the said prince, as heire to him, prince of Wales, and gaue to him the earledomes of Chester & Corne|wall. Polydor. ¶Moreouer, bicause the king waxed féeble and sicklie through langor (as some suppose) conceiued for the death of his sonne, he appointed the rule of the relme to his sonne the duke of Lancaster, ordeining him as gouernour vnder him, and so he continued during his fathers life.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A riot. Caxton. A great riot happened betwixt the seruants of the earle of Warwike, and the tenants of the abbat of Euesham, so that manie of the said abbats seruants were slaine and hurt. The fish-ponds and warrens belonging to the abbie were broken and spoiled, so that greater hurt would haue followed thereof, if the kings letters had not beene sent downe to the earle, commanding him to staie his men from such misde|meanours. All the nobles of the realme were cau|sed to sweare,The nobles sworne to the prince of Wales. that after the kings decease they shuld admit and mainteine Richard prince of Wales for their king and souereigne lord. And vpon Christ|masse day, the king caused him to sit at his table aboue all his owne children, in high estate, as repre|senting the personage of the heire apparant to the crowne.