[1] On the eight of Iune being Trinitie sundaie (the parlement yet continuing) that noble and famous prince Edward the kings sonne departed this life within the kings palace at Westminster.The blac [...] prince depa [...]|teth this [...]. His bodie was conueied to Canturburie with great solemni|tie, and there honorablie buried. He died in the 46 yeare of his age: a prince of such excellent demea|nour, so valiant, wise and politike in his dooings, Polydor. He is buried at Cantur|burie. that the verie and perfect representation of knighthood ap|peared most liuelie in his person, whilest he liued, so that the losse of him stroke a generall sorrow into the harts of all the English nation. For such was his towardnesse, or rather perfection in princelie go|uernement, that if he had liued and atteined to the crowne, euerie man iudged that he would suer|lie haue excéeded the glorious renowme of all his ancestors. This princes death is bréefelie touched by C. Okland, who (after mention made of the great victories atchiued by his father the king against his enimies, and concluding him to be verie hap|pie and fortunate in the issue of his attempts) saith

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—inclytus ille monarchae
Vndi ter foelix, nisi quòd [...]rux Atropos occat
Ante diem gnati fatalia stamina vitae.