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Ouer that he had a cloake of broched sattin, with gold of purple colour, wrapped about his bodie tra|uerse, beded from the shoulder to the wast, fastned in the loope of the first fould: this said cloake was richlie set with pearles and pretious stones. This French king had on his head a coife of damaske gold set with diamonds, and his courser that he rode on was co|uered with a trapper of tissue, brodered with deuise, cut in fashion mantell wise, the skirts were embow|ed and fret with frized worke, and knit with cor|belles & buttons tasseled of Turkie making, raines and headstall answering of like worke: and verelie of his person the same Francis the French king, a goodlie prince,The descrip|tion of the French kings person. statelie of countenance, merie of chéere, browne coloured, great eies, high nosed, big lipped, faire brested, broad shoulders, small legges, & long féet.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On saturdaie the ninth of Iune, [...] in a place with|in the English pale were set vp in a field called the campe, two trées of much honour, the one called the Aubespine, that is to saie, the hawthorne in English, for Henrie: and the other the Framboister, which in English signifieth the raspis berie, after the signi|fication in French. These trees were curiouslie wrought, the leaues of gréene damaske, the bran|ches, boughs, and withered leaues of cloath of gold; and all the bodies and armes of the same cloath of gold laid on timber: they were in height from the foot to the top thirtie foure foot of assize, in compasse a|bout an hundred twentie and nine foot, & from bough to bough fortie thrée foot: on these trées were flowers and fruits in kindlie wise, with siluer and Uenice gold: their beautie shewed farre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 On the same daie the two kings came to those trées of honour, noblie accompanied,The leng [...] of the camp [...] in such roiall sort as was requisit. The campe was in length nine hundred foot, and in bredth thrée hundred and twentie foot, ditched round about (sauing at the entries) with broad and déepe ditches. Diuerse scaffolds were rea|red about this campe for the ease of the nobles. On the right side of the field stood the quéene of England, and the quéene of France, with manie ladies. The campe was stronglie railed and barred on euerie end: in the entrie there were two lodgings prepared for the two kings, wherein they might arme them|selues, and take their ease. Also in the same compasse there were two great cellars couched full of wine, which was liberallie bestowed on all men. The two kings, as brethren in armes,The two kings make chalenge to all comm [...] at iusts, &c. vndertooke to deliuer all persons at iusts, tournie, and barriers.

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