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him into a chamber that was next at hand, belonging 

 to the Abbot of Westminster, where they layd him on 

 a pallet before the fire, and used all remedies to revive 

 him. At length he recovered his speech, and perceiving 

 himselfe in a strange place which he knew not, he willed 

 to knowe if the chamber had any particular name, where- 

 unto answere was made, that it was called Jerusalem. 

 Then sayde the king, Laudes be given to the father of 

 heaven : for now I knowe that 1 shall die here in this 

 chamber, according to the prophesie of mee declared, that 

 I should depart this life in Jerusalem. 



Of this intended voyage Polydore Virgile 

 writeth in manner following : 



Ost ha2c Henricus Rex memor nihil homini debere 

 esse antiquius, quam ad officium justitiae, quas ad 

 hominum utilitatem pertinet, omne suum studium 



conferre, protinus omisso civili bello, quo pudebat videre 

 Christianos omni tempore turpiter occupari, de republica 

 Anglica bene gubernanda, de bello in hostes communes 

 [II. i. 72.] sumendo, de Hierosolymis tandem aliquando recipiendis 

 plura destinabat, classemque jam parabat, cum ei talia 

 agenti atque meditanti casus mortem attulit : subito 

 enim morbo tentatus, nulla medicina sublevari potuit. 

 Mortuus est apud Westmonasterium, annum agens 

 quadragesimum sextum, qui fuit annus salutis humanae 



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\ The same in English. 



AFterward, King Henry calling to minde, that nothing 

 ought to be more highly esteemed by any man, 

 then to doe the utmost of his indevour for the per- 

 formance of justice, which tendeth to the good and 

 benefite of mankinde ; altogether abandoning civili warre 

 (wherewith he was ashamed to see, how Christians at 

 all times were dishonourably busied) entered into a more 

 deepe consideration of well governing his Realme of 



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