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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He further aduised them, that if they thought it necessarie, that it should be good to haue his brother Humfreie duke of Glocester to be protector of Eng|land, during the nonage of his sonne, and his brother the duke of Bedford, with the helpe of the duke of Burgognie to rule and to be regent of France, com|manding him with fire and sword to persecute the Dolphin, till he had either brought him to reason and obeisance, or else to driue and expell him out of the realme of France. Titus Liuius. And herewith he protested vnto them, that neither the ambitious desire to inlarge his dominions, neither to purchase vaine renowme and worldlie fame, nor anie other consideration had mooued him to take the warres in hand; but onelie that in prosecuting his iust title, he might in the end atteine to a perfect peace, and come to enioie those péeces of his inheritance, which to him of right be|longed:Chéeflie Chi| [...]helie archb. of Cantur. for dashing y^ [...] bill against the cleargie, as appeares before, pag. 545, 546. and that before the beginning of the same warres, he was fullie persuaded by men both wise and of great holinesse of life, that vpon such intent he might and ought both begin the same warres, and follow them, till he had brought them to an end iust|lie and rightlie, and that without all danger of Gods displeasure or perill of soule.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The noble men present, promised to obserue his precepts, and to performe his desires; but their hearts were so pensife, and replenished with sorrow, that one could not for weeping behold an other. Then he said the seauen psalmes, and receiued the sacrament, and in saieng the psalmes of the passion ended his daies héere in this world, at Bois saint Uincent, the last of August,

He departed this life the last of August 1422.

The commẽ|dation of king Henrie the fi [...] as is expressed by maist. Hall.

in the yeare a thousand foure hundred twentie and two. This Henrie was a king, of life without spot, a prince whome all men loued, and of none disdained, a capteine against whome fortune neuer frowned, nor mischance once spurned, whose people him so seuere a iusticer both loued and obei|ed (and so humane withall) that he left no offense vn|punished, nor fréendship vnrewarded; a terrour to rebels, and suppressour of sedition, his vertues nota|ble his qualities most praise-worthie.

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