Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But suerlie considering his mischiefous acts and vngratious dooings, men maie woonder at such a cai|tife, who although he deserued no buriall place ei|ther in church or churchyard, chappell or chancell, but otherwise to haue bin bestowed: yet in the said church he was with no lesse funerall pompe & solemnitie in|terred, than he would to be doone at the buriall of his innocent nephues, whome he caused cruellie to be murthered, and vnnaturallie killed. Now when his death was knowne, few lamented, and manie reioi|ced.K. Richards badge and cognisance e|uerie when defaced. The proud bragging white bore (which was his badge) was violentlie rased & plucked downe from euerie signe and place where it might be espied: so ill was his life, that men wished the memorie of him to be buried with his carren corps. He reigned two yeers, two moneths, and one daie [too long by six and twentie moneths, and foure and twentie houres in most mens opinions, to whome his name and pre|sence was as swéet and delectable, as his dooings princelie, and his person amiable.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 As he was small and little of stature,The descrip|tion of king Richard. so was he of bodie greatlie deformed; the one shoulder higher than the other; his face was small, but his counte|nance cruell, and such, that at the first aspect a man would iudge it to sauour and smell of malice, fraud, and deceit. When he stood musing, he would bite and chaw busilie his nether lip; as who said, that his fierce nature in his cruell bodie alwaies chafed, stirred, and was euer vnquiet: beside that, the dagger which he ware, he would (when he studied) with his hand plucke vp & downe in the sheath to the midst, neuer drawing it fullie out: he was of a readie, pregnant, and quicke wit, wilie to feine, and apt to dissemble: he had a proud mind, and an arrogant stomach, the which accompanied him euen to his death, rather choo|sing to suffer the same by dint of sword, than being forsaken and left helpelesse of his vnfaithfull com|panions, to preserue by cowardlie flight such a fraile and vncerteine life, which by malice, sicknesse, or condigne punishment was like shortlie to come to confusion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus ended this prince his mortall life with infa|mie and dishonor, which neuer preferred fame or ho|nestie EEBO page image 761 before ambition, tyrannie and mischiefe. And if he had continued still protector, and suffered his nephues to haue liued and reigned, no doubt but the realme had prospered, & he as much praised & loued as he is now had in hatred: but to God, which knew his inward thoughts at the houre of his death, I remit the punishment of his offenses commited in his life; [which if the one be as manifold as the other, Gods iu|stice were not to be charged with crueltie. For by na|ture he is mercifull, slow to anger, and loth to smite: but yet euerie sinne (in respect of his righteousnesse) being deadlie (much more heinous and horrible) how can he but by iustice (which is an essentiall vertue in him) punish it seuerelie? And if he did it with ten thousand torments, who shall be so hardie as to expo|stulate and reason why he so dooth?]