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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.

T [...]e [...]ire of t [...]e French king and his pa [...]t [...]ners at [...].On wednesdaie the thirtéenth of Iune, the two hardie kings armed at all peeces, entered into the field right noblie apparelled. The French king and all his parteners of chalenge were arraied in purple sat|tin, broched with gold and purple veluet, embrodered with little rolles of white sattin, wherein was writ|ten, Quando: their bards & garments were set full of the same, and the residue where was no rolles were poudered & set with the letter elle, as thus. L. which in French is she, which was interpreted to be, Quando elle, when she: and insuing the deuise of the first daie, it signifieth togither, Hart fastened in paine endles, when she.The king of England and the parteners of his cha|lenge. The king of England with all the band or parteners of his chalenge were likewise on horsse|backe, apparelled in trappers of losenges russet vel|uet and cloath of siluer of damaske, embrodered and set in euerie losenge a branch of eglantine of gold, the apparell of the persons were of the same corre|spondent to the trapper. This eglantine trée is sweet, pleasant and greene, if it be kindlie and fréendlie handeled; but if it be rudelie dealt with, it will pricke and he that will pull vp the whole trée by the top, his hands will be hurt.

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