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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The gouernour hearing of this heraulds cõ|ming, arayed hymſelf in his beſt apparell, that it might appeare he was rather recouered of his in|firmitie, than otherwyſe weake and feeble tho|rough his diſeaſe, and then cauſing the Herauld to be brought afore him, where he was ſette in a chaire, to heare what his meſſage was, which cõ|ſiſting in certain demaundes not greatly agrea|ble to reaſon, the gouernour with bolde counte|nãce anſwered, that he truſted within ſhort time to make it knowne, what right the Engliſhmen had to moue ſuche vnreaſonable requeſtes,The gouer|nours anſwere to the herald. and thus diſpatching the heraulde, he gaue him all ſuche gorgeous and riche apparel as he ware the ſame tyme when he thus talked with hym.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Edward at the returne of the Heralde, not perceyuing otherwiſe by his report, but that the gouernour was in health, he returned imme|diatly with his armie into England, and licen|cing euery man to depart to his home, layd [...]an|des on the monke,The monke is brent. and as one that had diſſem|bled with his prince, (for ſo hee tooke it) cauſed hym to be brent for his vntrouth.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus was the wretche rightuouſly recom|penſed, as he had moſt iuſtly deſerued.

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