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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The conduct of this dolorous funerall was com|mitted to sir William Philip, treasuror of the kings houshold, and to sir William Porter, his cheefe car|uer, and others. Beside this, on euerie side of the cha|riot went thrée hundred persons, holding long tor|ches, & lords bearing baners, ba [...]er [...]ls, and penons. With this funerall appointment was he conue [...]ed from Bois de Uincennes, to Paris, and so to Rone, to Abuile, to Calis, to Douer, from thence thorough London to Westminster, where he was interted with such solemne ceremonies mourning of lords, praier of priests, and such lamenting of commons, as neuer before then the like was se [...]ne [...]n England. Shortlie after this solemne buriall, his sorowfull quéene returned into England, and kept hir estate with the yoong king hir sonne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus ended this puissant prince his most noble and fortunate reigne, whose life (saith Hall) though cruell Atropos abbreuiated; yet neither fi [...]e, malice, nor [...]retting time shall appall his honour, or blot out the glorie of him that in so small time had doone so ma|nie and roiall acts. W. P. [In this yeare, the one and twen|tith of October deceassed the gentle and welbeloued Charles French king the sixt of [...] name, who was buried at S. Denis. Abr. Fl. out of Angl. prael. ] ¶So that betwéene the death of these two kings, namelie the one of England, the other of France, there was no great space of time; sith Charles departed in October, and Henrie in Au|gust: by the priuation of whose liues, which of the two realmes susteined the greater losse, it is a question not to be discussed. Certeine it is that they were both souereigns tenderlie loued of their subiects, as they were princes greatlie fauouring their people. Fi|nallie, in memorie of this Henrie the fift, a king of a roiall hart, and euerie waie indued with imperiall vertues, I find so fit a report co [...]spiring in truth with his properties and disposition, that I thinke it verie conuenient here to be inserted in place of an epitaph:

Henrici illustris properans mors occupat artus,
Ille suae patriae decus immortale per aeuum
Venturum, virtutis & indelebile lumen,
Celso anim [...] prorsus, leni quoque pectore ciues
N [...]n solum, at iustos hostes fideíqu [...] probatae
Dilexit, niueo raro ira [...]undior ore.

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