[1] Now when these matters were thus concluded,The death of king Edward the sixt. and after confirmed by a number of hands, as afore|said, then the noble prince king Edward the sixt, by long lingering sickenesse and consumption of his lungs aforesaid, approched to his death, and departed out of this life the sixt daie of Iulie, in the seuenth yeare of his reigne, and seuentéenth of his age, after he had reigned and noblie gouerned this realme six yeares, fiue moneths, and eight daies. And a little be|fore his departing, lifting vp his eies to God, hee praied as followeth.