Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Besides this, he was sober, moderate, honest, cour|teous, bountious, and so much abhorring pride and arrogancie, that he was euer sharpe and quicke to them that were noted with that fault.Iustice min|gled with mercie. He was also an indifferent and vpright iusticer, by the which one thing he allured to him the hearts of manie people, and yet to this seueritie of his he ioined a certeine mercifull pitie, which he did extend to those that had offended the penall lawes, and were put to their fines by his iustices. He did vse his rigour onelie (as he said himselfe) to dant, bring low, and abate the high minds and stout stomachs of the wealthie and wild people, nourished vp in seditious factions and ciuill rebellions, rather than for the gréedie desire of monie; although such as were scourged with amer| [...]iaments cried out, and said it was rather for the re|spect of gaine, than for anie politike prouision. In|déed he left his coffers well stuffed, for he was no wastfull consumer of his riches by anie inordinat meanes.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To conclude,Out of the bishop of Rochesters funerall ser|mon preached in Paules church at London. he had asmuch in him of gifts both of bodie, mind and fortune, as was possible for anie potentate or king to haue. His politike wisedome in gouernance was singular, his wit alwaie quicke and readie, his reason pithie and substantiall, his me|morie fresh and holding, his experience notable, his counsels fortunate and taken by wise deliberation, his spéech gratious in diuerse languages, his person (as before ye haue heard) right comelie, his naturall complexion of the purest mixture, leagues and con|federations he had with all christian princes. His mightie power was dread euerie where, not onelie within his realme but without. Also his people were to him in as humble subiection as euer they were to king; his land manie a daie in peace and tranquilli|tie, his prosperitie in battell against his enimies was maruellous, his dealing in time of perils and dangers was cold and sober, with great hardinesse. If anie treason were conspired against him, it came out wonderfullie. His buildings most goodlie, and af|ter the newest cast, all of pleasure.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 And so this king liuing all his time in fortunes fauour, in high honour, wealth and glorie, for his no|ble acts and prudent policies is woorthie to be regi|stred in the booke of fame, least time (the consumer of all worthie things) should blot out the memorie of his name here in earth, whose soule we trust liueth in heauen, enioieng the fruition of the godhead, & those pleasures prepared for the faithfull. [In memorie of whome, his manifold vertues, with the fortunat suc|cesse of his affaires, and the gratious descent of his loines, as they procured a famous report in nations farre and néere; so haue some at the contemplation of his princelinesse, and euerie waie crowned with felicitie, made memorials of his magnificence; to the immortalitie of his high praise and vnblemishable renowme: among whome (for the truth of the report iustifiable by the contents of this historie) one com|meth to mind, which may well serue for an epitaph:
Septimus Henricus factis est nomen adeptusPraeclarum claris ventura in secula famae:Ciuibus ille suis fuerat charissimus, hostesOmnes iure ipsum metuebant: numinis almiRelligiosus erat cultor, pie [...]atis & aequi,Versutos hominésque malos vehementiùs odit.Viginti totos charus trésque ampliùs annosRegibus externis in summo vixit honore:Magnanimus, iustus rex, prudens atque modestus,Henrico haeredi moriens sua regna reliquit,Diuitiásque, immensum argenti pondus & auri.