The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 114)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ These euils were estéemed to fall vnto king Henrie by the iust iudgement of God, for that being admonished diuerse waies, as well by diuine reuela|tion, as by the wholesome aduise of graue men, as Hugh bishop of Lincolne and others, he would not reforme his licentious appetite of heaping vp sinne vpon sinne, but still wallowed therein to his owne destruction. Wherevpon being brought to such an ex|tremitie as ye haue heard, he was taken with a gree|uous sicknesse, which bringing him to vtter despera|tion of recouering of health, he finallie departed this life, though more through verie anguish and gréefe of his late losse and troubles susteined, than by the force of his bodilie disease (as writers haue affir|med.) But howsoeuer it was,King Henrie departeth this life. he ended his life the sixt of Iulie in the 61. yeare of his age, and after he had reigned 34. yeares, nine moneths, and two daies, which was in the yeare after the birth of our sa|uiour 1189. and of the creation of the world 5155. His bodie was buried at Founteuerard, which is an abbeie situate not farre from the towne of the eagle within the dutchie of Alanson.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Immediatlie vpon his death, those that were about him, applied their market so busilie in catching and filching awaie things that laie readie for them, that the kings corps laie naked a long time, till a child co|uered EEBO page image 115 the ne [...]her parts of his body with a short cloke,His surname whereof it came. and then it séemed that his surname was fulfilled that he had from his childhood, which was Shortman|tell, being so called, bicause he was the first that brought short clokes out of Aniou into England. As his sonne Richard met the corps going towards the buriall, suddenlie there issued bloud out of the dead bodies nosthrilles, which was taken for a significa|tion that it abhorred the presence of so wicked a son, which in his life time had so persecuted the father. His death was signified by a maruellous strange woon|der,A strange maner of fight betwixt fishes. for a few daies before he died, all the fishes in a certeine méere or poole in Normandie, leapt foorth on land in the night season, and fought togither with such a noise, that a great multitude of men came running thither to behold the woonder, and could not find on fish aliue in the meere.

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The issue of Henrie the second.

His sonnes.

He had issue by his wife quéene Elianor (as may appeare by that which alreadie is rehearsed) foure sonnes, Henrie, Richard, Geffrey, and Iohn, besides two other that died yoong, as some authors haue re|corded: also three daughters, Maud, married vnto Henrie the duke of Saxonie;His daugh|ters. Elianor the wife of Alfonse the eight of that name king of Castile, and Ioane giuen in marriage vnto William king of Sicill. He had also two bastard sonnes by a concu|bine, the one named William, & the other Geffrey. He was one of bodie fleshie and strong,His base sons. The constitu|tion of his bodie. and could abide verie patientlie the displesures both of cold and heat, he had a large head, a broad breast, a broken voice, and was furthermore verie spare of diet, cheefelie bicause he would not be too fat; and therefore when he was at quiet without any trouble of warres, he would exercise himselfe in hunting or trauelling a|broad. He was of a good stature and verie well for|med,His stature. of a comelie countenance, partlie red heared, with graie eies, of wit quicke, and of a perfect good memorie, so that he would long remember those things which he had either read,His qualities and conditi|ons of mind. heard, or seene. He was stout of stomach, and more constant in time of aduersitie than in time of prosperitie, except at the time of his death, when being destitute in maner of all hisfréends, he shewed himselfe almost in despaire. He was liberall towards all men, oftentimes gi|uing rewards to his souldiers ouer and besides their wages.