[1] [2] [3] When he had begun his reigne in the moneth of Iune, after this mockish election, then was he crow|ned king in the verie same moneth. And that so|lemnitie was furnished, for the most part, with the selfe same prouision that was appointed for the coro|nation of his nephue. (*) But here to shew the man|ner of his coronation, as the same is inserted in this pamphlet of sir Thomas More, by maister Edward Hall and Richard Grafton (although not found in the same pamphlet) thus we find it by them reported. (*) First,From this marke (*) to this (*) is not found in sir Thomas More, but in ma [...]e [...] Hall and Grafton. to be sure of all enimies (as he thought) he sent for fiue thousand men of the north against his coronation, which came vp euill apparelled, and worse harnessed, in rustie harnesse, neither defensible, nor scowred to the sale, which mustered in Finsburie field to the great disdaine of the lookers on. [By which be|ginning it appéered to the world that he had his state in suspicion, otherwise he would not haue procured such a power to be attendant at his commandment, and that at such time as (all weapons laid aside) peace and tranquillitie should haue béene sought after for the comforts of the peoples minds, & the safetie of his owne person; but being verie mistrustfull & fraught with carefull thoughts, he was in a maze betwéene hope and feare, according to this verie true saieng:

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