[1] [2] The morrow after Candlemas daie began a par|lement,141 [...] which he had called at London, but he depar|ted this life before the same parlement was ended:A par [...]ement. for now that his prouisions were readie, and that he was furnished with sufficient treasure, soldiers, cap|teins, vittels, munitions, tall ships, strong gallies, and all things necessarie for such a roiall iournie as he pretended to take into the holie land, he was eft|soones taken with a sore sicknesse, which was not a le|prosie,The K. sick of an apoplexie. [...]. striken by the hand of God (saith maister Hall) as foolish friers imagined; but a verie apoplexie, of the which he languished till his appointed houre, and had none other gréefe nor maladie; so that what man or|deineth, God altereth at his good will and pleasure, not giuing place more to the prince, than to the poo|rest creature liuing, when he séeth his time to dispose of him this waie or that, as to his omnipotent pow|er and diuine prouidence seemeth expedient. During this his last sicknesse, H [...]ll. he caused his crowne (as some write) to be set on a pillow at his beds head, and sud|denlie his pangs so sore troubled him, that he laie as though all his vitall spirits had beene from him de|parted. Such as were about him, thinking verelie that he had béene departed, couered his face with a linnen cloth.