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Compare 1587 edition: 1 His chiefe delyght was altogyther in ban|quetting and coſtly fare,Conarus giuen to exceſsiue gluttonie. not regarding the aun|cient temperancie in feeding vſed amongſt hys worthie anteceſſours.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In waſting therefore hys kingly reue|newes vppon ſuch ryotous exceſſe, hee was no|thing abaſſhed to require in an open aſſemble of hys Nobles, a ſubſidie to bee graunted to|wardes the maintenaunce of ſuche royall cheere, as hee iudged to ſtand with his honour to haue dayly in his houſe: And therefore whereas the rentes that belonged to the crowne were not ſuf|ficient to furniſhe the charges, he requeſted a ge|nerall contribution to bee leuied throughe the Realme, of euerie perſon according to theyr abi|lities, for the maintenaunce of ſuche ſuperflu|ous expences as hee dayly vſed in exceſſiue ban|ketting.

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