And after his death, such was the greatnesse of the ladie of Burbon, that he could neuer get the in|stitution of the new king, being then in minoritie, being almost compelled to retire himselfe into Bri|taine: where being taken in the battell of saint Au|bin, he liued two yeares in the calamitie of a priso|ner. To these afflictions maie be added the siege and famine of Nauarre, the manie discomfits he had in the realme of Naples, the losse of the estate of Mil|lan, Genes, and all the townes which he had taken from the Uenetians: and lastlie the gréeuous warre he had in France against verie mightie enimies, his eies beholding into what lamentable perils his realme was brought: neuerthelesse, before he died it séemed he had conquered all his aduersities, and for|tune shewed good tokens of hir reconcilement, both for that he had defended his kingdome against migh|tie enimies, and also established a perpetuall peace and aliance with the king of England, with whome by how much his amitie was great and assured, by so much it gaue him hope to be able to reconquer the duchie of Millan.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of England being aduertised of the French kings death, caused a solemne obsequie to be kept for him in the cathedrall church of S. Paule, with a costlie hearse: at which manie nobles were present. After this he sent a letter to comfort the quéene his sister, requiring to know hir pleasure, whether she would continue still in France, or re|turne into England. And when he was aduertised of hir mind (which was to returne into England) the duke of Suffolke,The duke of Suffolke and others sent into France to bring the French quéene into England. Abr. Fl. ex Guic. pag. 685. Francis the first coms to the crowne. sir Richard Wingfield deputie of Calis, and doctor West, with a goodlie band of gen|tlemen and yeomen, all in blacke, were sent into France, and comming to Paris, were well receiued of the new French king, Francis the first of that name [who was the next heire male of the bloud roi|all and of the same line of the dukes of Orleance: he was preferred to the succession of the kingdome be|fore the daughters of the dead king by vertue and di|sposition of the law Salike, a law verie ancient in the realme of France, which excludeth from the roiall dignitie all women; so long as there is anie issue male of the same line.

The world had such a hope in his vertues, and such an opinion of his magnanimitie, and such a con|ceipt of his iudgement and wit, that euerie one confessed, that of verie long time there was none rai|sed vp to the crowne with a greater expectation.His praise|worthie pro|perties. He was made the more agreeable to the fansies of men, by the consideration of his age bearing then but two and twentie yeares; his excellent feiture and propor|tion of bodie, his great liberalitie, and generall hu|manitie, togither with the ripe knowledge he had in manie things. But speciallie he pleased greatlie the nobilitie, to whome he transferred manie singu|lar and great fauours. Unto this king Francis de Angoulesine did the foresaid English nobilitie de|clare the effect of their commission, which was to re|ceiue the quéene Dowager, according to the coue|nants of the marriage.]