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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Dolphin hauing knowledge by espials where the king of England and his power laie, came with all his puissance ouer the riuer of Loire, and besieged Cosneie, a towne situate vpon that riuer,Cosneie besie|ged by the Dolphin. a six score miles distant from Paris, and appointed part of his armie to waste and destroie the confines of the du|chie of Burgognie, to the intent to diuide the power of the king of England, from the strength of the duke of Burgognie, supposing (as it came to passe in|déed) that the duke would make hast towards Bur|gognie, to defend his owne lands. In the meane time, they within Cosneie were so hard handled, that they promised to render their towne to the Dolphin, if they were not rescued by the king of England within ten daies. King Henrie hearing these newes would not send anie one creature, but determined to go himselfe to the raising of that siege, and so with all diligence came to the towne of Corbeill, and so to Senlis, where (whether it were with heat of the aire, or that he with his dailie labour were féebled or wea|kened) he began to wax sicke, yea and so sicke,The king [...]|leth sicke. that he was constreined to tarrie, and send his brother the duke of Bedford to rescue them of Cosneie,Cosneie res|cued by the duke of Bed|ford. which he did to his high honor. For the Dolphin hearing that the duke of Bedford was comming to raise his siege departed thence into Berrie, to his great dishonor, and lesse gaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time, Titus Liuius. The duke [...] Britaine s [...]|deth ambassa|dors to the [...] of England. the duke of Britaine sent his chancellor the bishop of Maunts, with the bishop of Uannes, and others of his councell, as ambassa|dors from him vnto king Henrie, with full commissi|on, to ratifie and allow for him and his people the peace concluded at Troies: but by reason of the kings gréeuous sicknesse, nothing was then doone in that matter. Neuerthelesse, the duke himselfe in per|son came afterwards to Amiens, and there perfor|med that which he had appointed his ambassadors at this time, in his name, to haue doone and accompli|shed. EEBO page image 583 In the meane season,The king of England is [...]rought sicke to Bois de Uincennes. king Henrie waxed sicker and sicker, and so in an horsselitter was coueied to Bois de Uincennes, to whome shortlie after repai|red the dukes of Bedford and Glocester, & the earles of Salisburie and Warwike, whome the king lo|uinglie welcomed, and séemed glad of their presence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now, when he saw them pensife for his sicknesse, and great danger of life wherein he presentlie laie, he with manie graue,His aduise vpon his death bed. courteous, and pithie words, recomforted them the best he could, and therewith ex|horted them to be trustie and faithfull vnto his sonne, and to see that he might be well and vertuouslie brought vp. And as concerning the rule and gouer|nance of his realms, during the minoritie and yoong yeares of his said sonne, he willed them to ioine to|gither in fréendlie loue and concord, keeping conti|nuall peace and amitie with the duke of Burgognie, and neuer to make treatie with Charles that called himselfe Dolphin of Uienne, by the which anie part either of the crowne of France, or of the duches of Normandie and Guien may be lessened or dimini|shed; and further, that the duke of Orleance, and the other princes should still remaine prisoners, till his sonne came to lawfull age, least returning home a|gaine, they might kindle more fire in one daie than might be quenched in thrée.

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