Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length king Richard by force of sicknesse (in|creased with anguish of his incurable wound) depar|ted this life, on the tuesdaie before Palmesundaie, being the ninth of Aprill,King Richard departed this life. and the xj. day after he was hurt, in the yeare after the birth of our Sauior 1199. in the 44 yeare of his age, and after he had reigned nine yeares, nine moneths, and od daies: he left no issue behind him. He was tall of stature, and well proportioned,His stature & shape of bodie. Gal. Vinsaf. faire and comelie of face, so as in his countenance appeared much fauour and grauitie, of haire bright aborne, as it were betwixt red and yel|low, with long armes, and nimble in all his ioints, his thighes and legs were of due proportion, and an|swerable to the other parts of his bodie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 His dispositi|on of mind.As he was comelie of personage, so was he of sto|mach more couragious and fierce, so that not with|out cause, he obteined the surname of Cueur de li|on, that is to saie, The lions hart. Moreouer, he was courteous to his souldiors, and towards his fréends and strangers that resorted vnto him verie liberall, but to his enimies hard and not to be intreated, desi|rous of battell, an enimie to rest and quietnesse, ve|rie eloquent of speech and wise, but readie to enter into ieopardies, and that without feare or forecast in time of greatest perils.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These were his vertuous qualities, but his vices (if his vertues,The vices that were in king Richard. his age, and the wars which he main|teined were throughlie weied) were either none at all, or else few in number, and not verie notorious. He was noted of the common people to be partlie subiect vnto pride, which surelie for the most part fo|loweth stoutnesse of mind: of incontinencie, to the which his youth might happilie be somewhat bent: and of couetousnesse, into the which infamie most ca|piteins and such princes as commonlie follow the warres doo oftentimes fall, when of necessitie they are driuen to exact monie, as well of fréends as eni|mies, to mainteine the infinit charges of their wars.