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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The man hauing thus spoken, vanished awaie suddenlie, and the king tooke his words but in sport: howbeit he woondered that he was so suddenlie gone, as he did likewise at his sud|den appearing. Manie other warnings the king had (saith mine author) but he set little thereby.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The second warning he receiued of an Irishman, that told him of tokens verie priuie. The third time a knight of Lindsey called Philip de Chesterby, pas|sing the sea, came to the king into Normandie, and there declared vnto him seauen articles, which he should amend, which if he did, then he should reigne seauen yeares in great honor, and subdue Gods eni|mies. If he did not amend and redresse those points, then should he come to death with dishonour in the fourth yeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 1 The first article or point was, that he should séeke to mainteine holie church.

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