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Compare 1587 edition: 1 But king Robert all the night before the bat|taile tooke little reſt, hauing greate care in hys mynde for the ſuretie of his armie, one while re|uoluing in his conſideration this chaunce, and an other while that, yea and ſometymes he fell to de|uout contemplation,Saint Phillane making his prayer to God and Saint Phillane, whoſe arme as it was ſet and encloſed in a ſiluer caſe, he ſuppoſed had bene the ſame time within his tent, truſting the bet|ter fortune to follow by preſence thereof.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane time, as he was thus making his prayers, the caſe ſodenly opened, and clapped to againe. The Kings Chaplaine being preſent, aſtonied therewith, went to the aulter where the caſe ſtoode,A [...]tle chap|laine. and finding the arme within it, hee cried to the king and other that were preſent, how there was a great myracle wrought, confeſſing that he brought the emptie caſe to the fielde, and left the arme at home, leaſt that Relyke ſhoulde haue beene loſt in the fielde, if any thing chaunced to the armie otherwayes than well.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 A matter deui|ſes betwixt the king and his chaplaine, [...] to bee thought. The King right ioyfull of this myracle paſ|ſed the remnant of the night in prayer and than|keſgiuing.

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