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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The first cup was full of angels and roials, the se|cond had diuerse bales of dice, and the third had cer|teine paires of cards. These gentlemen offered to plaie at mumchance, and when they had plaied the length of the first boord, then the minstrels blew vp, and then entered into the chamber certeine ladies disguised, on whome attended twelue knights dis|guised bearing torches. All these thirtie & six persons were in one sute of fine gréene sattin, all couered o|uer with cloth of gold, vnder tied togither with laces of gold, and masking hoods on their heads: the ladies had tiers made of braids of damaske gold with long haire of white gold. All these maskers dansed at one time, and after they had dansed, they put off their vi|sors, and so were they all knowne. The admerall and lords of France hartilie thanked the king, that it pleased him to visit them with such disport. Then the king & his companie were banketted, and had high chéere: and so they departed euerie man to his lod|ging. EEBO page image 849 The eight of October at Gréenewich, was soong a solemne masse by the bishop of Durham, and after masse, [...] maister [...] rolles. doctor Tunstall, maister of the rolles, made an eloquent proposition in praise of the matri|monie to be had betwixt the Dolphin and the ladie Marie. All that daie were the strangers feasted, and at night they were brought into the hall, where was a rocke full of all maner of stones, [...] verie artificiallie made, and on the top stood fiue trées, the first an oliue tree, on which hanged a shield of the armes of the church of Rome; the second a pineaple trée, with the armes of the emperour; the third a rosier, with the armes of England; the fourth a branch of lillies, bea|ring the armes of France; and the fift a pomegra|nat trée, bearing the armes of Spaine: in token that all these fiue potentats were ioined togither in one league against the enimies of Christes faith.