[1] In this meane season, the king had committed the cure of his wound to one of Marchades his sur|gions, who taking in hand to plucke out the quarell, drew foorth onelie the shaft at the first, and left the iron still within, and afterwards going about most vnskilfullie to get foorth the head of the said quarell, he vsed such incisions, and so mangled the kings arme, yer he could cut it,The king des|paired of life. that he himself despaired of all helpe and longer life, affirming flatlie to such as stood about him, that he could not long continue by reason of his butcherlie handling. To be short, fée|ling himselfe to wax weaker and weaker, preparing his mind to death, which he perceiued now to be at hand, he ordeined his testament,He ordeineth his testament. or rather reformed and added sundrie things vnto the same which he be|fore had made, at the time of his going foorth to|wards the holie land.