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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When these lords were in their lodgings, then the French harder men opened their wares, & made the tailors hall like the paund of a mart. At this doo|ing manie an Englishman grudged, but it auailed not. The last daie of September, the French ambas|sadours tooke their barge,The French ambassadors come to the court. and came to Greenewich. The admerall was in a gowne of cloath of siluer rai|sed, furred with rich sables; and all his companie al|most were in a new fashioned garment, called a she|mew, which was in effect a gowne cut in the middle. The gentlemen of France were brought into the kings presence, where the bishop of Paris made a solemne oration; which being ended, & answer made thereto, the king highlie interteined the admerall and his companie, and so did all the English lords and gentlemen.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The ambassadours after this were dailie in coun|cell, till at length an agréement was concluded, vn|der pretense of a marriage to be had betweene the Dolphin of France, and the ladie Marie, daugh|ter to the king of England: in name of whose mar|riage monis Tornaie should be deliuered vnt [...] the French king, he paieng to the king of England for the castell which he had made in that citie;Articles of [...]gréement [...] the deliuer [...] of Torna [...]. six hun|dred thousand crownes, to be paid in twelue yeares space, that is to saie, fiftie thousand euerie yeare du|ring that terme. And if the marriage chanced not to take effect, then should Tornaie be againe restored to the king of England. For performance of which article, hostages should be deliuered, that is to wit, monsieur de Montmorancie, monsieur de Montpe|sac, monsieur de Moie, monsieur de Morret. Moreo|uer the French king should paie to the lord cardinall of England a thousand marks of yearelie pension, in recompense of his reuenues before time receiued of the bishoprike of Tornaie: and likewise to other of the kings councell he should also giue certeine summes of monie as yearelie pensions, in like ma|ner as his ancestors had doone to the councellors of the kings of England before time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French K. agreed to call backe the duke of Al|banie out of Scotland, that the suertie of K. Iames might the better be prouided for, and lesse occasion of trouble ministred to the king of England. And fur|ther the French king was contented that the said king Iames should be receiued as a confederat in this peace. When all things were concluded, the king and the ambassadours road to the cathedrall church of saint Paule in London from Durham place, where the cardinall of England sang the masse in most pompous maner: and after that masse was ended, doctor Pace the kings secretarie made an eloquent oration in praise of peace: and that doone, the king and his nobles with the ambassadours went to the bishops palace, and there dined, and after din|ner, the king rode againe to Durham place. Edw. H [...]ll [...]n H. 8. fol. l [...]. That night the cardinall of Yorke made to the ambassa|dors a solemne banket, and them accompanied ma|nie lords and ladies of England. And when the ban|ket was doone, in came six minstrels, richlie disgui|sed, and after them followed thrée gentlemen in wide and long gownes of crimsin sattin, euerie one ha|uing a cup of gold in their hands.

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