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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the mondaie the French king came to the king of England his pauillion, and the same time was brought thither the yoong quéene Isabell daugh|ter to the French king,The French K. giueth his daughter to king Richard in marriage. who there deliuered hir vnto king Richard, who taking hir by the hand kissed hir, & gaue to hir father great thanks for that so honorable and gratious a gift, openlie protesting, that vpon the conditions concluded betwixt them, he did receiue hir, that by such affinitie both the realmes might con|tinue in quietnesse, and come to a good end and per|fect conclusion of a perpetuall peace. The quéene was committed to the duchesses of Lancaster & Glocester, to the countesses of Huntington and Stafford, to the march [...]onesse of Dublin daughter to the lord Con|cie, to the ladies of Namure, Poinings, and others; which with a noble traine of men and horsses, con|ueied hir to Calis: for there were twelue charrets full of ladies & gentlewomen. This d [...]one, the kings came togither into the king of Englands pauillion to dinner. The French king sate on the right side of the hall, and was roiallie serued after the maner of his countrie,The order of the French kings seruice at table. that is to saie, of all maner of meats appointed to be serued at the first course in one migh|tie large dish or platter, and likewise after the same sort at the second course. But the king of England was serued after the English manner. When the tables were taken vp, and that they had made an end of dinner, the kings kissed ech other, and tooke their horsses. The K. of England brought the French king on his waie, and at length they tooke leaue either of other, in shaking hands and imbracing on horsse|backe. The French king rode to Arde, and the king of England returned to Calis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ We haue omitted (as things superfluous to speake of) all the honorable demenor and courteous interteinement vsed and shewed betwixt these prin|ces and noble men on both parts, their sundrie fea|stings and banketings, what rich apparell, plate, and other furniture of cupboords and tables, the princelie gifts and rich iewels which were presented from one to an other, striuing (as it might séeme) who should shew himselfe most bounteous and liberall:The expen|ses of king Richard at this inter|view. beside the gifts which the king of England gaue vnto the French king, and to the nobles of his realme (which amounted aboue the summe of ten thousand marks) the K. of England spending at this time (as the fame went) aboue thrée hundred thousand marks. After the kings returne to Calis on wednesdaie next in|suing,The mariage solemnized at Calis. being All hallowes daie, in solemne wise he married the said ladie Isabell in the church of saint Nicholas, the archbishop of Canturburie dooing the office of the minister.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The thursdaie after, the dukes of Orleance and Burbon came to Calis to sée the king & the quéene: and on the fridaie they tooke their leaue and depar|ted, and rode to saint Omers to the French king. On the same daie in the morning the king and the queene tooke their ship, and had faire passage: for within thrée houres they arriued at Douer, from whence they sped them towards London, whereof the citizens being warned, made out certeine horsse|men well appointed in one liuerie of colour, with a deuise imbrodered on their sléeues, that euerie com|panie might be knowne from other, the which with the maior and his brethren,The maior of London and the citizens meete the K. & the quéene on Blacke|heath. clothed in skarlet, met the king and quéene on Blackeheath, and there dooing their duties with humble reuerence attended vpon their maiesties till they came to Newington: where the king comanded the maior with his companie to returne, for that he was appointed to lodge that night at Kennington.

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