Compare 1577 edition: 1 He had such knowledge in ordering and guiding an armie, with such a gift to incourage his people, that the Frenchmen had constant opinion he could neuer be vanquished in battell. Such wit, such pru|dence, and such policie withall, that he neuer enter|prised any thing, before he had fullie debated and fore|cast all the maine chances that might happen, which doone with all diligence and courage he set his pur|pose forward. What policie he had in finding present remedies for sudden mischeeues, and what engines in sauing himselfe and his people in sharpe distresses: were it not that by his acts they did plainlie appeare, hard were it by words to make them credible. Wan|tonnesse of life and thirst in auarice had he quite quenched in him; vertues in deed in such an estate of souereigntie, youth, and power, as verie rare, so right commendable in the highest degrée. So staied of mind and countenance beside, that neuer iolie or triumphant for victorie, nor sad or damped for losse or misfortune. For bountifulnesse and liberalitie, no man more frée, gentle, and franke, in bestowing re|wards to all persons, according to their deserts: for his saieng was, that he neuer desired monie to kéepe, but to giue and spend.

Although that storie properlie serues not for theme of praise or dispraise, yet what in breuitie may well be remembred, in truth would not be forgotten by sloth, were it but onlie to remaine as a spectacle for mag|nanimitie to haue alwaies in eie, and for incourage|ment to nobles in honourable enterprises. Knowen be it therefore, of person and forme was this prince rightlie representing his heroicall affects, of stature and proportion tall and manlie, rather leane than grose, somewhat long necked and blacke haired, of countenance amiable, eloquent and graue was his spéech, and of great grace and power to persuade: for conclusion, a maiestie was he that both liued & died a paterne in princehood, a lode-starre in honour, and mirrour of magnificence: the more highlie exalted in his life, the more déepelie lamented at his death, and famous to the world alwaie. Peter Basset (a chéefe man in his chamber) affirmed that he deceassed of a pleurisie, though the Scots and French set it downe to be of saint Feacres disease, that they saie was a palsie with a crampe, which Enguerant reports to be saint Anthonies fire, but neither of them trulie. ¶Anglorum praelia saith, that it was a sharpe feuer, Abr. Fl. out of Angl. prael. sub Hen. [...]. which happening vnto him (wearied with the broiles of warre) in a verie vnseasonable time of the yeare, namelie the dog daies, tormented him the sorer, and EEBO page image 584 grew to be not onelie dangerous, but also desperat; for it left him not till life was extinguished: the poets report is, as followeth:

Interea fractúm aestu nimió labore

Corripit Henricum languentem febris acuta,

Coeli intemperies, sextili Sirius ardens

Virus A pestilent feuer. pestiferi fecit ingrandescere A pestilent feuer. morbi.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 His bodie imbalmed and closed in lead, was laid in a chariot roiall, richlie apparelled with cloth of gold. Upon his coffin was laid a representation of his person, adorned with robes, diadem, scepter, & ball, like a king; the which chariot, six horsses drew richlie trapped, with seuerall appointments; the first with the armes of S. George, the second with the armes of Normandie, the third of king Arthur, the fourth of saint Edward, the fift of France, and the sixt with the armes of England and France. On this same chariot gaue attendance Iames K. of Scots, the principall mourner, king Henries vncle Tho|mas duke of Excester, Richard earle of Warwike, the earle of March Edmund, the earle of Stafford Humfrie, the earle of Mortaigne Edmund Beau|fort, the lord Fitz Hugh Henrie, the lord Hunger|ford Walter, sir Robert Robsert lord Bourchier, sir Iohn Cornwall lord Fanhope, and the lord Crum|well were the other mourners.Lord Crum|well. The lord Louell, the lord Audeleie, the lord Morleie, the lord Sowch bare the baners of saints and auoouries, as then they were called; the baron of Dudleie bare the standard, and the earle of Longuile the baner. The hachments were caried onelie by capteins to the number of twelue; and round about the chariot rode fiue hun|dred men of armes all in blacke armour, their hors|ses barbed blacke, and they with the but ends of the [...] speares vpwards.