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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But manie of the temporaltie affirmed, that he was murthered, [...] death [...], and [...] what [...]. greatlie lamenting the case: for he was well beloued, and namelie of the poore, which cried out against them that were suspected to haue made him awaie. He was a good almes-man, and greatly reléeued the needie. The question of his death was so farre put foorth, that vpon the suspicion he should be murthered, twelue men were charged be|fore the coroner. After they had taken view of the bodie, the same was burned in Smithfield by the bi|shops appointment: notwithstanding the coroners quest indicted doctor Horssie, with one Iohn Spal|ding, otherwise called Belringer, and Charles Io|seph the summoner of the murthered; howbeit, vpon his arreignement, through great sute and corruption of monie (as manie iudged) the kings attorneie de|clared doctor Horssie not to be giltie.

This Christmasse on Newyeares night, the king, the duke of Suffolke, [...] Hall. in [...]. fol. lv, vlj. [...] gorgious & [...] maske [...] the [...]ing was [...]. & two other were in mantels of cloath of siluer lined with blew veluet, the siluer was pounst in letters that the veluet might be séene thorough, the mantels had great capes like to the Portingall slops, and all their hosen, dublets, and coats were of the same fashion cut, and of the same stuffe. With them were foure ladies in gowns, after the fashon of Sauoie, of blew veluet, lined with cloath of gold, the veluet all cut, and mantels like tipets knit togither all of siluer, and on their heads bonets of burned gold, the foure torch-bearers were in sattin white and blew. This strange apparell plea|sed much euerie person, and in especiall the quéene. And thus these foure lords & foure ladies came into the quéenes chamber with great light of torches, and dansed a great season, and then put off their visors, and were all well knowne, and then the quéene har|tilie thanked the kings grace for hir goodlie pastime and disport.

A tent of cloth [...]f gold with a [...]h [...]w of [...]r [...]ed men.Likewise on the Twelfe night, the king and the quéene came into the hall of Greenewich, & suddenlie entered a tent of cloath of gold, and before the tent stood foure men of armes, armed at all points with swords in their hands; and suddenlie with noise of trumpets entered foure other persons all armed, and ran to the other foure, and there was a great and a fierce fight. And suddenlie came out of a place like a wood eight wildmen, all apparelled in gréene mosse, made with sleued silke, with ouglie weapons & ter|rible visages, and there fought with the knights eight to eight; and after long fighting, the armed knights droue the wild men out of their places, and followed the chase out of the hall: and when they were depar|ted, the tent opened, and there came out six lords and six ladies richlie apparelled, and dansed a great time: when they had dansed their pleasure, they entered the tent againe, which was conueied out of the hall; then the king & the quéene were serued with a right sump|tuous banket.

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