Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when these matters were thus concluded,The death of king Edward the sixt. and after confirmed by a number of hands, as afore|said, then the noble prince king Edward the sixt, by long lingering sickenesse and consumption of his lungs aforesaid, approched to his death, and departed out of this life the sixt daie of Iulie, in the seuenth yeare of his reigne, and seuentéenth of his age, after he had reigned and noblie gouerned this realme six yeares, fiue moneths, and eight daies. And a little be|fore his departing, lifting vp his eies to God, hee praied as followeth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus did this good yoong king yéeld vp to God his ghost the sixt daie of Iulie (as before is mentio|ned) whome if it had pleased God to haue spared with longer life, not vnlike it was, but he should haue so gouerned this English common-wealth,The commen|dation of king Edward. that he might haue béene comparable with any of his noble progenitors: so that the losse of so towardlie a yoong king, greatlie discomforted the whole English na|tion, that looked for such a reformation in the state of the common-wealth at his hands, as was to be wi|shed for of all good subiects: which bred such a liking in them toward him, that euen among verie traitorous rebels his name yet was had in reuerence, although otherwise they neuer so much forgat their dutie both towards him and other, appointed to gouerne vnder him, through a malicious and most wilfull error; as if his tender yeares had not sufficientlie warranted his roiall authoritie, but that the same had béene v|surped by others against his will and pleasure.