A chronicle of the Kings of England, from the time of the Romans goverment [sic] unto the raigne of our soveraigne lord, King Charles containing all passages of state or church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle / faithfully collected out of authours ancient and moderne, & digested into a new method ; by Sr. R. Baker, Knight.

Of his Personage and Conditions.

HE was tall of stature, and well proportioned, faire and comely of face, of haire bright abourne, of long armes, and nimble in all his joynts, his thighes and legs of due proportion, and answerable to the other parts of his body. To speake of his morall parts, his Vices for the most part, were but onely upon suspition: Incontinency in him much spoken of, nothing proved; but his Vertues were appa∣rent, for in all his actions he shewed himselfe Valiant, (from whence he had the appellation or surname of Cae••r de Lyon) wise, liberall, mercifull, just, and which is most of all, Religious; a Prince borne for the good of Christendome; if a Barre in his Nativity had not hindred it. The remorse for his undutifulneesse towards his Father, was living in him till he dyed: for at his death he remembred it with bewailing, and desired to be Buryed as neare him as might be, perhaps as think∣ing they should meete the sooner, that he might aske him forgivenesse in another world.