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Of his Personage and Conditions.
COncerning his Body; he was of a middle stature, slender limbes, but well pro∣portioned. Concerning his Minde; of a serious and solid disposition, and one that stood more upon his own legges than any of his Predecessors had done: in cases of difficulty, not refusing, but not needing the advice of others; which might con∣firme, but not better his own. He was neither merry nor sad, but both: best pleas'd when he was opposed, because this was like to doe him good, by sharpening his in∣vention: most angry when he was flattered, because this was sure to doe him hurt, by dulling his judgement. No man ever more loved, nor lesse doted upon a wife, than he: a good husband, but not uxorious; that if there be reines to that Passion, we may know he had them. It may be thought, he affected the Crown, not so much out of Ambition as out of Compassion, because the oppre••sions of his Country he could not so well helpe being a Subject, as a King; for otherwise we may truly say, he was a loser by the Crowne, being not so great for a King, as he was before for a Subject: The Crowne rather was a gainer by him, which hath ever since been the richer for his wearing it. We may thinke he was either weary of his life, or longing for death; for why else would he take upon him the Crusado, having been told by a skilfu••l Southsayer, that he should dye in Ierusalem? but it seemes, he did not be∣lieve him.