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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In strength and nimblenesse of bodie from his youth few to him comparable, for in wrestling, lea|ping, and running, no man well able to compare. In casting of great iron barres and heauie stones he ex|celled commonlie all men, neuer shrinking at cold, nor slothfull for heat; and when he most laboured, his head commonlie vncouered; no more wearie of harnesse than a light cloake, verie valiantlie abiding at needs both hunger and thirst; so manfull of mind as neuer seene to quinch at a wound, or to smart at the paine; not to turne his nose from euill sauour, nor close his eies from smoke or dust; no man more moderate in eating and drinking, with diet not de|licate, but rather more meet for men of warre, than for princes or tender stomachs. Euerie honest person was permitted to come to him, sitting at meale, where either secretlie or openlie to declare his mind. High and weightie causes as well betweene men of warre and other he would gladlie heare, and either determined them himselfe, or else for end committed them to others. He slept verie little, but that verie soundlie, in so much that when his soldiers soong at nights, or minstrels plaied, he then slept fastest; of courage inuincible, of purpose vnmutable, so wise-hardie alwaies, as feare was banisht from him; at euerie alarum he first in armor, and formost in orde|ring. In time of warre such was his prouidence, bountie and hap, as he had true intelligence, not one|lie what his enimies did, but what they said and inten|ded: of his deuises and purposes few, before the thing was at the point to be done, should be made priuie.

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