| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Edward of Wales, Phillip the second sonne | Edward of Wales, Philip, the second son | E3 IV.iv.101 |
| To the most mightie christian king of France, | To the most mighty Christian King of France, | E3 IV.iv.102 |
| Seeing thy bodies liuing date expird, | Seeing thy body's living date expired, | E3 IV.iv.103 |
| All full of charitie and christian loue, | All full of charity and Christian love, | E3 IV.iv.104 |
| Commends this booke full fraught with prayers, | Commends this book, full-fraught with prayers, | E3 IV.iv.105 |
| To thy faire hand, and for thy houre of lyfe, | To thy fair hand, and, for thy hour of life, | E3 IV.iv.106 |
| Intreats thee that thou meditate therein, | Entreats thee that thou meditate therein, | E3 IV.iv.107 |
| And arme thy soule for hir long iourney towards. | And arm thy soul for her long journey towards. | E3 IV.iv.108 |
| Thus haue I done his bidding, and returne. | Thus have I done his bidding, and return. | E3 IV.iv.109 |
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| I go. | I go. | E3 IV.iv.123 |