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Thus with honour and noble courage these two noble kings with their companies entered into the field,The two kings enter [...] the field. and them presented vnto the quéenes. After re|uerence doone, they rode round about the tilt, and so tooke their places appointed, abiding the answers: which was for the first the duke of Alanson and ten men of armes on his band, on coursers barded, the bards couered with white and blacke veluet, fastened the one within the other, garded with Burgon bands of tinsell sattin, as well their garments as their bards. Then entered on coursers barded twelue gen|tlemen of the band of the lord admerall of France, their garments and bards were russet sattin, broched with gold and white and purple sattin, after the deuise of their pleasure with great plumes. When these bands were entred the field, they shewed themselues about the tilt, and did reuerence vnto the queenes. The band of the duke of Alanson tooke first place, they made them prest on both sides, the French king was the first that ran, he did valiantlie and brake speares mightilie.

Then ran the king of England to monsieur Grandeuile with great vigor;The king of England run| [...]eth against Grandeuile. so that the speares brake in the kings hand to the vantplate all to shi|uers. And at the second course he gaue the said mon|sieur Grandeuile such a stroke, that the charnell of his headpéece, although the same was verie strong, was broken in such wise that he might run no more, wher|by the king wanted three courses. Then ran the duke de Uandosme, & met his counter part right noblie, and brake speares right valiantlie. The noble duke of Suffolke charged his course, and met right vali|antlie his counter part, and furnished the fiue cour|ses right noblie togither like good men of armes. And when all parties of the chalenge had right vali|antlie furnished their courses, then ran againe the two noble kings, who did so valiantlie, that the be|holders had great ioy, after which courses the heralds tried Desarmee, and the trumpets sounded to lod|ging.

Monsieur de [...] and [...]is band.On tuesdaie the twelfe of Iune at houre conue|nient the two quéenes tooke their stages, and the band of chalenge in the field prest to answer and deliuer all commers, to whome came ten gentlemen armed on barded horsses of the band of monsieur de Swies, their bards and apparell cloath of veluet full of friers knots siluer. After they had presented them vnto the quéenes, then they tooke the end of the tilt, and so course after course they ran to the chalengers right egerlie, and the chalengers of the partie of the two kings deliuered to the end of their articles of iusts. Then entered eleuen men of armes of the band of monsieur de Tremoiell, on horsses barded with yel|low veluet, losenged with friers knots of blacke vel|uet: and after they had saluted the quéenes, they like|wise tooke the end of the tilt, and course after course ran vntill they were deliuered of their chalenges of iusts. Ualiantlie this daie was finished.

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