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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.

At the entering into the palace before the gate, on the plaine gréene, was builded a fountaine of un|bowed worke, gilt with fine gold, and bice, ingra [...]led with antike works: the old god of wine called Bac|chus birling the wine, which by the conduits in the earth ran to all people plentiouslie with red, white, and claret wine, ouer whose head was written in letters of Romane in gold, Faicte bonne chere qui vouldra. On the other hand or side of the gate was set a piller, which was of ancient Romane worke, borne with foure lions of gold, the pillers wrapped in a wreath of gold curiouslie wrought and intrailed, and on the summit of the said piller stood an image of the blind god Cupid, with his bow and arrows of loue, readie by his séeming to strike the yoong people to loue.

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