Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane season, the king had committed the cure of his wound to one of Marchades his sur|gions, who taking in hand to plucke out the quarell, drew foorth onelie the shaft at the first, and left the iron still within, and afterwards going about most vnskilfullie to get foorth the head of the said quarell, he vsed such incisions, and so mangled the kings arme, yer he could cut it,The king des|paired of life. that he himself despaired of all helpe and longer life, affirming flatlie to such as stood about him, that he could not long continue by reason of his butcherlie handling. To be short, fée|ling himselfe to wax weaker and weaker, preparing his mind to death, which he perceiued now to be at hand, he ordeined his testament,He ordeineth his testament. or rather reformed and added sundrie things vnto the same which he be|fore had made, at the time of his going foorth to|wards the holie land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 156Unto his brother Iohn he [...]ssigned the crowne of England, and all other his lands and dominions, cau|sing the Nobles there present to sweare fealtie vnto him. His monie, his iewels, and all other his goods mooueable he willed to be diuided into thrée parts, of the which Otho the emperor his sisters sonne to haue one, R. Houed. his houshold seruants an other part, and the third to be distributed to the poore. Finallie, re|membring himselfe also of the place of his buriall, he commanded that his bodie should be interred at Fonteuerard at his fathers feet, but he willed his heart to be conueied vnto Rouen, Matth. Paris. and there buried, in testimonie of the loue which he had euer borne vn|to that citie for the stedfast faith and tried loialtie at all times found in the citizens there. His bowels he ordeined to be buried in Poictiers, as in a place na|turallie vnthankefull and not worthie to reteine any of the more honorable parts of his bodie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer he caused the arcubalistar that woun|ded him, to be sought out, whose name was Bar|thram de Gurden, or Peter Basill (for so he named himselfe as some write) who being brought before the king, Rog. Houed. he demanded wherein he had so much offended him, that he should so lie in wait to slea him, rather than Marchades, who was then in his companie, and attendant on his person? The other answered bold|lie againe, saieng;

I purposed to kill thee, bicause thou sluest my father, and two of my brethren heretofore, and wouldest also now haue slaine me, if I had hap|ned to fall into thy hands. Wherefore I intended to reuenge their deaths, not caring in the meane time what became of my selfe, so that I might in anie wise obteine my will of thée, who in such sort hast be|rest me of my freends.