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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When hir grace vnderstood that the king was come, she came foorth of hir tent, and at the doore ther|of, being set on a faire and beautifull horsse richlie trapped, she rode foorth towards the king, who percei|uing hir to approch, came forward somewhat beyond the crosse on Blackheath, and there staied till she came néerer, & then putting off his cap, he made for|ward to hir, and with most louing countenance and princelie behauiour saluted,The méeting of the king & the ladie Anne of Cleue on Blackeheath. welcomed, and imbra|ced hir, to the great reioising of the beholders: and she likewise not forgetting hir dutie, with most ami|able aspect and womanlie behauiour receiued him with manie apt words and thanks, as was most to purpose. Whilest they were thus talking togither, the fiftie pensioners with the gard departed to furnish the hall at Gréenewich. After the king had talked with hir a small while, he put hir on his right hand, and so with their footmen they rode togither, and with their companies being thus met, returned in this manner through the rankes of the knights and esquiers (which stood still all this while and remooued not.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The kings trumpets and the ladie Anne of Cléeues.First hir trumpets set forward being twelue in number, beside two ketledrums on horssebacke; then followed the kings trumpeters, then the kings coun|cellors, then the gentlemen of the priuie chamber, af|ter them the gentlemen of hir graces countrie in [...]otes of veluet, and all on great horsses. Then the maior of London with the yoongest baron, then all the barons: next them the bishops, then the earles, with whom rode the earles of Ouerstein and Wal|dec hir countrimen, then the dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke, and the archbishop of Canturburie, and duke Philip of Bauier: next followed the ambassa|dors, then the lord priuie seale, and the lord chancellor, then the lord marquesse Dorset that bare the sword: next followed the king himselfe equallie riding with the ladie Anne,The king and the ladie Anne ride togither. and behind him rode sir Anthonie Browne with the kings horsse of estate, as yée haue heard, and behind him rode sir Iohn Dudleie mai|ster of hir horsses, leading hir spare horsse trapped in rich tissue downe to the ground; after them followed henxmen and pages of honor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then followed the ladie Margaret Dowglas, the ladie marquesse Dorset, the dutches of Richmond and Suffolke, the countesses of Rutland and Hert|ford, and other countesses.Hir chariot wherein she rode all hir iourneie. Then came hir chariot in which she had rid all hir iournie, well carued and gilt with the armes of hir countrie curiouslie wrought & couered with cloth of gold, all the horsses were trap|ped with blacke veluet, and on them rode pages of honor, in which chariot rode two ancient ladies of hir countrie: next after the chariot, followed six ladies and gentlewomen of hir countrie verie beautifull and richlie apparelled, and with them rode six ladies of England. Then followed an other chariot, gilt and furnished, then ten English ladies, and next them an other chariot couered with blacke cloth, and therein rode foure gentlewomen that were hir chamberers. Then followed all the remnant of the ladies, gentlewomen and damosels in great num|ber: and last of all came an other chariot all blacke, with thrée launders apperteining to hir grace; next after followed an horslitter of cloth of gold and crim|sin veluet vpon veluet paled, with horsses trapt ac|cordinglie, which the king had sent to hir. Then fol|lowed the seruingmen of hir traine, all clothed in blacke, mounted on great horsses, euerie one in due place and decent order, so that it was verie mag|nificall and more than princelie brauerie that then was exhibited to the beholders eies, as the poet saith:

Cernitur hîc plusquam regia pompa comes.

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