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trode under the clods of his victories ; but he was able to 

 make war abroad (as he indeed attempted against his insulting 

 adversary of ffrance and dissembling frinde of Burgundy). 

 As for the home suspition of any further innovation (as I 

 eayd be four), he continued all his lifetime in a glorious 

 maiestic, formidable to his most daring enemies, and accept- 

 able to his welbeloued subjects ; but at last, in his fluent 

 current of p'sperity, he repayred to Westminster, where he was 

 suddenly over-taken by that great disturber of mortality a 

 greivous sickness. 



Whereupon, when he perceiued all men to deplore his estate 

 and misdoubt his irrecouerable recouery, he thought it best to 

 make his will and establish his affaires by an orderly course of a 

 laste testament, in which (amongst other worthy councillors he 

 appointed John Morton a piincipall Execator; thus truly sollicitous 

 for the safety of his princely children and the agreement of his 

 dissentious lords, between whorne, even in his sorest fits, the 

 sparks of disseention burst out into flames of revenge, he made 

 a kinde of attonement, and, w th his Hue's expiration, coniured 

 the one to the sweet imbraces of loue and friendship, and com- 

 mitted the other to thiere ouerlooking and gouerment. 



Thus was Prince Ed., of his own name appointed his suc- 

 cessour, and proclaimed heire to the kingdome, had not that 

 montter in nature, the Duke of Grloscestre (whose prefidious 

 memory is execrable through the world) dissappointed the same, 

 and through exorbitant treasons and hateful immanity brocke all 

 inclosures of duty and religion, w ch weare wonte to tie men to 

 strickt performances and true allegiance. 



This is that Richard w ch was branded w th the name of a 

 tyrant for p'iecting to himselfe the supreame authority, not 

 caring w th what a murtherous hart and sacraligeous hand he 

 reached at the crowne, for w ch - purpose Anthony Woodvill 

 Earl Biuers, uncle to the young prince, was first of all dis- 

 patched at Pomfrett. A man to speake the truth of great 

 uprightnesse and high courage, w ch made him soe formidable 

 to The Tyrant in all his designes ; yea, as he supposed a maine 



