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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In the latter end of Iune, was the lord Darcie beheaded at the Tower hill, and shortlie after the lord Huseie was likewise beheaded at Lincolne. This yeare at saint Georges feast, was the lord Crom|well made knight of the garter. In October on saint Edwards euen,The birth of king Edward the sixt. which falleth on the twelft of that moneth, at Hampton court the quéene was deliue|red of hir sonne named Edward, for whose birth great ioie was made thorough the realme, with thanksgiuing to almightie God, who had sent such a yoong prince to succéed his father in the crowne of this realme (as afterwards he did) by the name of king Edward the sixt. His godfathers at the font|stone were the archbishop of Canturburie & the duke of Norffolke, the ladie Marie was his godmoother, and at the bishopping, the duke of Suffolke was his godfather. On the eightéenth of October he was made prince of Wales, duke of Cornewall, and erle of Chester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But as ioie is often mixed with sorrow, so at that time it came to passe by the death of his moother,The death of quéene Iane. that noble and vertuous ladie queene Iane, which depar|ted out of this life the fourteenth daie of this moneth of October, to the great griefe of the whole realme: but namelie the king hir husband tooke it most grie|uouslie of all other, who remoouing to Westminster, there kept himselfe close a great while after. The eight of Nouember, the corps of the quéene was ca|ried to Windsor, with great solemnitie, and there buried in the midst of the quire in the castell church. There was also a solemne hearse made for hir in Paules church, and funerall exequies celebrated, as well as in all other churches within the citie of Lon|don. Thus was the king left againe a widower, and so continued the space of two yeares togither. Iohn Fox in Acts & Mo|numents. Upon the death of which quéene Iane, and the birth of prince Edward hir son this distichon following was made:

Phoenix Iana iacet nato Phoenice, These verses were thought to be made by master Armi|gill Wade. dolendum
Saecula Phoenices nulla tulisse duas.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king held his Christmas at Gréenewich, and as well he as all the court ware mourning apparell, till the morrow after Candlemas daie, & then he and all other changed. This yeare Edward Seimer vi|count Beauchampe the quéenes brother was created earle of Hertford,Creation of officers. & sir William Fitzwilliams lord high admerall was created earle of Southhampton, ¶ and master Paulet was made vicetreasuror, Abr. Fl. ex I. S pag. 1011, 1012. sir Iohn Russell comptrollor of the kings house, master Henedge, master Long, master Kneuet of the kings priuie chamber, knights; master Coffin, master Li|ftar, & master Seimer the quéenes brother, knights. On Allhallowes euen, the lord Thomas Howard, brother to the duke of Norffolke,Lord Tho|mas Howard deceassed. died prisoner in the Tower of London, and was buried at Thetford, and then the ladie Margaret Dowglas was pardoned, EEBO page image 945 and released out of the Tower. The foure and twen|tith of Februarie,Good of grace shewed at Paules. being sundaie, the rood of Boxleie in Kent, called the rood of grace, made with diuerse vices, to mooue the eies and lips, was shewed at Paules crosse by the preacher, which was the bishop of Rochester, and there it was broken and plucked in peeces.

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