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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus the emperour and his retinue, both of lords and ladies, kept their Whitsuntide with the king and quéene of England, in the citie of Canturburie with all ioy and solace. The emperour yet himselfe séemed not so much to delight in pastime and pleasure, but that in respect of his youthfull yeares, Polydor. there appea|red in him a great shew of grauitie: for they could by no meanes bring him to danse amongst the resi|due of the princes, but onelie was contented to be a looker on. Peraduenture the sight of the ladie Marie troubled him, whome he had sometime loued, and yet through fortunes euill hap might not haue hir to wife. The chiefe cause that mooued the emperour to come thus on land at this time, was to persuade that by word of mouth, which he had before done most ear|nestlie by letters; which was, that the king should not meet with the French king at anie interuiew: for he doubted least if the king of England & the French king should grow into some great friendship and faithfull bond of amitie, it might turne him to dis|pleasure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now that he perceiued how the king was forward on his iournie,The [...] labouret [...] [...] hinde [...] the purposed i [...]|teruiew. he did what he could to pro|cure, that no trust should be committed to the faire words of the Frenchmen: and that if it were possi|ble, the great friendship that was now in bréeding betwixt the two kings, might be dissolued. And forso|much as he knew the lord cardinall to be woone with rewards, as a fish with a bait: he bestowed on him great gifts, and promised him much more, so that hée would be his friend, and helpe to bring his purpose to passe. The cardinall not able to susteine the least as|sault by force of such rewards as he presentlie recei|ued, and of such large promises as on the emperours behalfe were made to him, promised to the empe|rour, that he would so vse the matter, as his purpose should be sped: onelie he required him not to disalow the kings intent for interuiew to be had, which he de|sired in anie wise to go forward, that he might shew his high magnificence in France, according to his first intention,

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The emperour remained in Canturburie till the thursdaie, being the last of Maie, Edw. Hall. and then taking leaue of the king, and of his aunt the queene, depar|ted to Sandwich, where he tooke his ships and sailed into Flanders. The same daie, the king made saile from the port of Douer,The king [...] at Calis and landed at Calis about eleuen of the clocke, and with him the quéene and la|dies, & manie nobles of the realme. His grace was receiued into the checker, and there rested. The fourth of Iune, the king and quéene with all their traine re|mooued from Calis, to his princelie lodging newlie erected beside the towne of Guisnes, the most noble & roiall lodging that euer before was seene. ¶ For it was a palace, the which was quadrant, Ed. Hall. in [...] fol. lxxiij. The descrip|tiõ of the new palace before Guisnes. and euerie quadrant of the same palace was thrée hundred and twentie eight foot long of assise, which was in com|passe thirtéene hundred and twelue foot about. This palace was set on stages by great cunning & sump|tuous worke.

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