The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 847)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It fortuned that the archbishop of Canturburie wrote to the cardinall, anon after that he had recei|ued EEBO page image 848 his power legantine, the which letter after his old familiar maner he subscribed thus:The cardinall taketh it in scorne to be called brother by the archbi|shop. Your bro|ther William of Canturburie. With which subscrip|tion, bicause the archbishop wrote him brother, he was so much offended, as though the archbishop had doone him great iniurie, that he could not temper his mood, but in high displeasure said, that he would so worke within a while, that he should well vnderstand how he was his superiour, and not his brother. When the archbishop (being a sober wise man) heard of the messenger that bare the letter, how the cardinall tooke it not well, but so as it might seeme there was a great fault in the letter, and reported the tale as one that misliked the cardinals presumption herein: Peace (said the archbishop) knowest thou not how the man is become mad with too much ioy. And thus the cardinall forgetting to hold the right path of true laud and praise, sought to be feared rather than belo|ued of all good men.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time the French king greatlie co|ueting to redeeme the citie of Tornaie out of the hands of the king of England, and knowing that he must make waie therevnto thorough the cardinals fréendship, ceassed not with high gifts to win his good will, and moreouer in often writing to him, ex|alted him with titles of honor,The French king writeth to cardinall Woolsie. and so magnified him, that the cardinall, as one tickled with vaine-glorie more than can be imagined, thought that he could not doo pleasure enough to the French king, that did estéeme so much of him. Herevpon the French king hoping to compasse his desire, after he perceiued the cardinals good will towards him, signified his mea|ning vnto the said cardinall; who found meanes to breake thereof to the king, in such wise as he was contented to heare the French kings ambassadors, that should be sent hither to talke of that matter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king then vnderstanding the king of England his pleasure, sent ouer the lord Boniuet high admerall of France,Ambassadors from the French king. and the bishop of Paris as chéefe ambassadours, accompanied with a great sort of lustie gentlemen of the French kings court, to the number of foure score and aboue, on whome at|tended such a companie of other of the meaner sort, that the whole number amounted to twelue hundred one and other,

An vnreaso|nable number for an ambas|sage.

Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fol lxv. The ambassa|dors of Frãce receiued on Blackeheath.

which were thought to be manie for an ambassage. ¶ On mondaie the twentie seuenth daie of September, the earle of Surrie high admerall of England, in a coat of rich tissue cut on cloath of sil|uer, on a great courser richlie trapped, and a great whistle of gold, set with stones and pearle, hanging at a great and massie chaine baudricke wise, accom|panied with an hundred and sixtie gentlemen, richlie apparelled, on goodlie horsses came to Blackeheath, and there amiablie receiued the ambassadours of France. The yoong gallants of France had coats garded with one colour, cut in ten or twelue parts verie richlie to behold: and so all the Englishmen ac|coupled themselues with the Frenchmen louinglie togither, and so road to London. After the two ad|merals followed foure and twentie of the French kings gard, accompanied with foure and twentie of the English gard. And after them a great num|rer of archers, to the number of foure hundred. And in this order they passed thorough the citie to tailors hall, and there the chéefe ambassadours were lodged, and the remnant in merchants houses about.