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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After the two kings had renewed & confirmed the league and amitie betwixt them, king Henrie de|sired to haue Edmund de la Poole earle of Suffolke to be deliuered into his hands. [...] To whome the king of Cast [...]le answered, that he verelie was not within his dominion: and therefore it laie not in him to de|liuer him. In deed he was loth to be the authour of his death that came to him for succour, and was re|ceiued vnder his protection: yet vpon the earnest re|quest and assured promise of king Henrie (that he would pardon him of all executions and paines of death he granted to king Henries desire; and so in|continentlie caused the said earle secretlie to be sent for. After this, to protract time till he were possessed of [...], king Henrie conueied the king of Ca|stile vnto the citie of London, that he might sée the head citie of his realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Then he led him from Bainards castell by Cheape to Barking; and so returned by Watling street a|gaine: during which time there was shot out of the Tower a woonderfull peale of ordinance. But he would not enter into the Tower, bicause as ye haue heard before he had aduowed not to enter the for|tresse of anie forren prince, [...] in the which a garrison was mainteined. From London the king brought him to Richmond, where manie notable feates of armes were prooued both of tilt, turnie, and barriers. In the meane season the erle of Suffolke, perceiuing what hope was to be had in forreine princes, and trusting that after his life to him once granted, king Henrie would breeflie set him at his full libertie, was in maner contented to returne againe into his natiue countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When all pacts and couenants betweene the kings of Englaend and Castile were appointed, concluded, and agreed; king Philip tooke his leaue of king Henrie, yeelding to him most heartie thanks for his high cheere and princelie interteinment. And being accompanied with diuers lords of England, he came to the citie of Excester, and so to Falmouth in Cornewall, and there taking ship sailed into Spaine, where shortelie after he died being thirtie yeares of age. He was of stature conuenient, of countenance amiable or bodie somewhat grosse, quicke witted, bold and hardie stomached. The tempest that he suffered on the sea was huge, and woonderfull also vpon the land, insomuch that the violence of the wind blew downe an eagle of brasse, being set to shew on which part the wind blew, from a pinacle or spire of Paules church, [...] and in the falling, the same eagle brake and battered an other eagle that was set vp for a signe at a tauerne doore in Cheapeside.

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