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The king praised their obedience to their soue|reigne, and thanked the emperour and them for so high a present as the keies of such a towne. Neuer|thelesse, he had such confidence in them, that he trust|ed them no lesse than his owne subiects, and so deli|uered the keies to the prouost of the towne, which was well accompanied. Then met the king a great number of nobles of Flanders, Brabant, Holland, and Henaud,The Pals|graue of [...] & his traine come to [...] the K. of England. which noblie receiued him. After them came the countie Palatine or Palsgraue, one of the electors of the empire, with thirtie horsses, all his men gorgiouslie apparelled after the fashion of his countrie, and humblie saluted the king. At the gate of Lisle the capiteine of the towne stood with a gar|rison in armor well appointed, all the stréets were set on both sides with burning torches and diuerse good|lie pageants pleasant to behold. Thus he passed tho|rough the towne with his sword and maces borne be|fore him, and alighted at the hall doore with his sword borne, where met with him the emperour, the prince of Castile, and the ladie Margaret, and humblie salu|ted him.

Then for reuerence of the emperour, the king caused his sword to be put vp, and his maces to be laid downe; & so was the king and all other nobles lodged and feasted according to their degrées. In the towne of Lisle was a noise that thrée gunners with handguns should haue slaine the king:A false rumor of the kings [...]. for which ru|mor manie were attached, but nothing prooued. But when these tidings came to the campe, they were ne|uer merrie till they saw the king againe. Great was the cheere, with bankets, plaies, comedies, maskes, and other pastimes that were shewed to the king in the court of Burgognie, and so in solace he soiorned there sundaie and mondaie the nineteenth daie of September. On the twentith daie he sent word that his armie [...] remooue toward Tornaie, and so they remooued to a place conuenient betwéene Tor|naie and Lisle, and certeine capiteins were appoin|ted to kéepe the passage at the bridge of Auandien.

After that the king had taried at Lisle thrée daies, and had well reposed himselfe, he tooke his leaue, and thanked the emperour and the yoong prince, the la|die Margaret & all the ladies for all his high chéere and solace; and about six of the clocke at night, he de|parted out of Lisle, and the noble men brought the king foorth and so returned, and then the capteine shut the gates. When the king was a mile and more out of the towne, he asked where his campe laie? And no man there could tell the waie, and guide had they none, the night was so darke & mistie. Thus the king taried a long while,The king and his traine ig|norant of the waie to his campe by meanes of a [...]st. and wist not whither to go; at last they met with a vitteler comming from the campe, which was their guide and brought them thither. The maister of the ordinance shot diuerse peeces of ordi|nance, but they were not heard; but in safetie the king with all his companie returned.

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