Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shortlie after, the emperors ambassadors returned home into Spaine in safetie, and well intreted. And vpõ their returne, the ambassadors of France were set at libertie, and deliuered beyond Fonterabie, & so came safelie home into France. Then a French herald, appointed to accompanie the ambassadour Grandeuill, brought the writing of the combat vn|to the emperor, bicause Grandeuill refused to medle with it. To the which the emperor fiue moneths af|ter,The emperor answereth the French kings letters. or thereabouts, sent an answer by one of his heralds; who being arriued at Paris, meant vp|on the sudden to present his letters vnto the French king. But the king getting intelligence thereof, the tenth of September, sitting within his great hall of his palace at Paris aforesaid, before the table of marble in a roiall seat, addressed and set vp for him sixtéene steps in height, appointed to giue audience to the said herald.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 What states both natiue and forren were present in the French kings hall.On his right hand sate in chaires the king of Na|uarre, the duke of Alanson and Berrie, the earle of Foix and Arminacke. And on the same side sate also vpon a bench, the duke of Uandosme a peere of France, lieutenant generall, and gouernor of Pi|cardie, don Hercules de Est, eldest sonne to the duke of Ferrar, duke of Chartres and Montarges, who latelie before had maried the ladie Rener, a daugh|ter of France, the duke of Albanie regent and go|uernor of Scotland, the duke of Longueuille, great chamberleine of France. And néere to them vpon another bench sate the presidents and councellors of the court of parlement; and behind them manie gen|tlemen, doctors, and learned men. On the left hand were set in chaires prepared for them, the cardinall Saluarie the popes legat, the cardinall of Burbon, and duke of Laon, a peere of France, the cardinall of Sens chancellor of France, the cardinall of Lor|rain, the archbishop of Narbon, the ambassadors of the kings of England and Scotland, of the segniorie of Uenice, of Millan, of the Cantons, of the Suis|ses, and of Florence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On an other bench sate the bishop of Transilua|nia, ambassador for the king of Hungarie, the bishop and duke of Langres, one of the peeres of France, the bishop & earle of Noion, an other of the peeres of France, th'archbishop of Lion, primat of all France, the archbishop of Burges primate of Aquitaine, the archbishops of Aux and Rouen, the bishops of Pa|ris, Meaux, Lizeux, Mascon, Limoges, Uabres, Conserans and Terbe. And behind them sate the masters of the requests,Who stood on either side of the French kings seate roiall. and the councellors of the great councell. On either side the kings seate stood the earle of Beaumont great master and marshall of France, the lord de Brion admerall of France lieutenant generall, and gouernor of Burgognie. And behind the same seat were manie knights of the order, that is to wit, the earle of Lauall, lieute|nant generall and gouernor of Britaine, the lord of Montmerancie, the lord Daubignie capteine of an hundred lances, and of the Scotish gard, the earle of Brienne, Lignie, and Roussie, the lord of Fleuran|ges marshall of France, the lord of Ruffoie, the lord of Genoilliac great esquier and master of the artil|lerie of France, Lois monsieur de Elenes, the lord of Humiers, and the earle of Carpie.