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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.

On the one and twentith daie of September the king remooued his campe toward Tornaie, and lod|ged within thrée miles of the citie, on a corne ground by the riuer. On which night came to the king the emperour and the Palsgraue, which were lodged in rich tents, and noblie serued of all viands and things necessarie. The people about Tornaie were with their goods fled to the citie, and yet the citie had no men of warre to defend it, but with multitude of in|habitants the same was well replenished. The king commanded sir Rice and his horssemen to view one quarter, and the earle of Essex and his companie an|other quarter; and the lord Wallon and the lord Lignie the other quarters. Then the two and twen|tith daie of September, these foure capteins at one time were soone openlie with banners displaied be|fore the towne, and there made a long stale, and re|turned.

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