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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such great hope, and good expectation was had of this mans fortunate successe to follow, that within thrée daies after his fathers deceasse, diuerse noble men and honorable personages did to him homage, [...]omage doone [...] K. Henrie before his co| [...]cation. and sware to him due obedience, which had not béene seene doone to any of his predecessors kings of this realme, till they had beene possessed of the crowne. He was crowned the ninth of Aprill being Passion sundaie,The day of king Henries [...] tempe| [...]tuous day. which was a sore, ruggie, and tempestuous day, with wind, snow and sléet, that men greatlie maruelled thereat, making diuerse interpretations what the same might signifie. But this king euen at first appointing with himselfe, to shew that in his person princelie honors should change publike man|ners, he determined to put on him the shape of a new man. For whereas aforetime he had made him|selfe a companion vnto misrulie mates of dissolute order and life,A notable ex|ample of a woorthie prince. he now banished them all from his pre|sence (but not vnrewarded, or else vnpreferred) inhi|biting them vpon a great paine, not once to approch, lodge, or soiourne within ten miles of his court or presence: and in their places he chose men of graui|tie, wit, and high policie, by whose wise counsell he might at all times rule to his honour and dignitie; calling to mind how once to hie offense of the king his father, he had with his fist striken the chéefe iustice for sending one of his minions (vpon desert) to pri|son, when the iustice stoutlie commanded himselfe al|so streict to ward, & he (then prince) obeied. The king after expelled him out of his priuie councell, banisht him the court, and made the duke of Clarence (his yoonger brother) president of councell in his steed. This reformation in the new king Christ. Okl. hath reported, fullie consenting with this. For saith he,

Ille inter iuuenes paulo lasciuior antè,
Defuncto genitore grauis constáns repentè,In Angl. proael. sub Hen. 5.
Moribus ablegat corruptis regis ab aula
Assuetos soc [...]os, & nugatoribus acrem
Poenam (si quisquam sua tecta reuiserit) addit,
At ita mutatus facit omnia principe digna,
Ingenio magno post consultoribus vsus, &c.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now that the king was once placed in the roi|all seat of the realme, he vertuouslie considering in his mind, that all goodnesse commeth of God, deter|mined to begin with some thing acceptable to his di|uine maiestie, and therefore commanded the cleargie sincerelie and trulie to preach the word of God, and to liue accordinglie, that they might be the lanternes of light to the temporaltie, as their profession required. The laie men he willed to serue God, and obeie their prince, prohibiting them aboue all things breach of matrimonie, custome in swearing; and namelie, wil|full periurie. Beside this, he elected the best learned men in the lawes of the realme, to the offices of iu|stice; and men of good liuing, he preferred to high de|grées and authoritie.A parlement. Immediatlie after Easter he called a parlement, in which diuerse good statutes, and wholesome ordinances, for the preseruation and ad|uancement of the common-wealth were deuised and established. Thom. Walsin. The funerals of king Hen|rie the fourth kept at Can|turburie. On Trinitie sundaie were the solemne exequies doone at Canturburie for his father, the king himselfe being present thereat.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, at the speciall instance of the king, in a conuocation of the cleargie holden at Paules in London, it was ordeined, that saint Ge|orge his daie should be celebrate and kept as a dou|ble feast.S. Georges day made a double feast. The archbishop of Canturburie meant to haue honored saint Dunstanes daie with like reue|rence, but it tooke not effect. When the king had set|led things much to his purpose, he caused the bodie of EEBO page image 544 king Richard to be remooued with all funerall digni|tie conuenient for his estate, from Langlie to West|minster, where he was honorablie interred with quéene Anne his first wife, in a solemne toome erec|ted and set vp at the charges of this king. Abr. [...]l. out Polychron.Poly|chronicon saith, that after the bodie of the dead king was taken vp out of the earth, this new king (happi|lie tendering the magnificence of a prince, and abhor|ring obscure buriall) caused the same to be conueied to Westminster in a roiall seat (or chaire of estate) couered all ouer with blacke veluet, & adorned with banners of diuers armes round about. All the horsses likewise (saith this author) were apparelled with blacke, and bare sundrie sutes of armes. Manie other solemnities were had at his interrement, according to the qualitie of the age wherein he liued and died.

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