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Compare 1587 edition: 1 After that King Henry had cauſed theſe let|ters to be opened and redde, hee aduiſed himſelfe thereon with great deliberation, but in the end, he determined to ſtay this Iames Prince of Scot|land as his lawfull priſoner,Iames the Prince of Scotland ſtay|ed as priſoner in England. for that he was thus taken in time of warres, and that moreouer, there were diuers Rebelles of Englande ſuccou|red within the boundes of his fathers domini|on, to the high diſpleaſure of the ſayde Kyng Henry.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But ſuch was the fauour ſhewed in his brin|ging vp,His bringing vp. that his captiuitie turned more to hys honor, profite, and commoditie, than any other wordly hap that might by any meanes haue o|therwiſe chaunced vnto him.An happy cap|tiuitie.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 His inſtru|ctors in the tongs.He had ſuch perfect inſtructors to teach hym, aſwell the vnderſtanding of tongs as the ſcien|ces, that he became right experte and cunning in euery of them.

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