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Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they departed, the king and the foure ho|stages of France, and the earle of Deuonshire with six other yoong gentlemen entered the chamber,A maske of youthfull courtiers. of the which six were all in yellow sattin, hose, shooes, and caps, and six other were in like maner in greene: the yelow sattin was fretted with siluer of damaske, and so was the greene verie richlie to behold: then euerie masker tooke a ladie and dansed. When they had dansed and communed a great while, their visors were taken off, and they knowne, and the king gaue manie brooches and proper gifts where he liked.] In the moneth of Nouember the king came from Lambeth to Westminster hall,The king [...]t|teth in the Starcham|ber in iudge|ment. and so to the Star|chamber, and there were brought before him the lord Ogle, the lord Howard, sir Matthew Browne, sir William Bulmer, and Iohn Scot of Camerwell, for diuerse riots, misdemeanors, & offenses by them committed: but the king speciallie rebuked sir Wil|liam Bulmer knight, bicause he being his seruant sworne, refused the kings seruice, and became ser|uant EEBO page image 853 to the duke of Buckingham: yet at length vp|on his humble crauing of mercie, still knéeling on his knées before his grace, the king pardoned him his offense: and likewise he pardoned the lord Ho|ward, and sir Matthew Browne, their offenses: but bicause the lord Ogles matter concerned murther, he remitted him to the common law. And then he rose and went to his barge, and by the waie made Iames Yarford maior of the citie of London knight, and so returned to Lambeth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king desirous to continue the friend|ship latelie begun betwixt him and the king of Eng|land, made meanes vnto the cardinall, that they might in some conuenient place come to an inter|uiew togither, that he might haue further knowlege of king Henrie, and likewise king Henrie of him. But the same went that the cardinall desired great|lie, of himselfe, that the two kings might méet, who mesuring by his will what was conuenient, thought it should make much with his glorie, if in France al|so at some high assemblie of noble men, [...] the [...] humor of the cardinal [...]. he should be séene in his vaine pompe and shew of dignitie: hee therefore breaketh with the king of that matter, de|claring how honourable, necessarie, and conuenient it should be for him to gratifie his friend therein, and thus with his persuasions the K. began to conceiue an earnest desire to sée the French king, and there|vpon appointed to go ouer to Calis, and so in the marches of Guisnes to meet with him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then were there sent vnto Guisnes, vnder the rule of sir Edward Belknap three thousand artifi|cers, [...] which builded out of the earth on the plaine be|fore the castell of Guisnes, a most pleasant palace of timber, right curiouslie garnished without and with|in. Herewith were letters written to all such lords, ladies, gentlemen, and gentlewomen, which should giue their attendance on the king and quéene, which incontinentlie put themselues in a readinesse after the most sumptuous sort. Also it was appointed that the king of England, & the French king, in a campe betwéene Ard and Guisnes, with eightéene aides, should in Iune next insuing abide all commers be|ing gentlemen, at the tilt, at tourneie, and at barri|ers, whereof proclamattion was made by Orleans king of armes of France here in the court of Eng|land, and by Clarenceaux king of armes of Eng|land in the court of France, and in the court of Bur|gognie, and in diuerse other courts and places in Al|manie and Italie.

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