The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 115)

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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, of nature he was pitifull towards the poore, Radulphus de Diceto. as it well appeared by diuerse his charitable deeds; as for example. When in the yeare 1176. there was a great dearth & scarsitie of bread in the parts of Aniou & Maine, he fed euerie daie with sufficient sus|tenance ten thousand persons, from the begining of Aprill, till the time that new corne was inned: and what prouision soeuer was laid vp in garners, cellers and storehouses, for the kings necessarie vses, he cau|sed the same to be imploied towards the reléefe of re|ligious houses, and poore people. He tooke of his sub|iects but sildome times any great tributes. He was verie expert in feats of warre, and right fortunate therein. He praised his capteins and men of warre when they were dead, and lamented their losse more than he shewed to loue them when they were aliue. And this did he of policie, that they might vnder|stand that they should be honoured after death, and therefore feare it the lesse. He was somwhat learned, and also knowne to be wise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Radulphus de Di [...]eto. His care to haue iustice dulie ministred in his realme was exceeding great, insomuch that finding how the shirifes were rather inclined to seeke their owne gaine, than to deale vprightlie with his sub|iects, he appointed other officers to haue a regard to their dooings, as if they had béene controllers, that they knowing how there were such appointed to haue a sound ouersight in their dealings, might be the more circumspect in their duties. He ordei|ned also punishments for hunters in forrests and grounds of warren, either by fining them, or by im|prisonment.