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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herevpon, when he was dead, the lordes by one aſſent, appointed ſir Iames Dowglas,Sir Iames Dou+glas appointed to goe with K. Roberts heart to the ſepul|chre. to take this enterpriſe in hande, who willingly o|beyed their order, as he that had euer dutyng the lyfe of king Roberte ſerued moſte faithfully the bodie wherin the ſame hart was incloſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And for this cauſe,The cauſe why the Douglaſſes bear the blou|dye heart. the Douglaſſes beare the bloudy heart in their armes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Syr Iames Douglas then, choſen as moſte worthy to paſſe with king Robertes heart vnto the holy lande, choſed the ſame in a caſe of golde, enbalmed with ſweet ſpices, and right precious oyntments. And herewith hauing in his compa|nie a number of nobles, and gentlemen, amongſt whome ſir William Synclare, and ſir Robert Logan were chiefe, he paſſed foorth tyll he came to the Citie of Ieruſalem, where hee buried the hart aforeſayd, with al reuerence and ſolemnitie that he might d [...]iſe.

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