Thus farre of sir Thomas Cheinie, imploied a|bout the kings affaires in France; namelie the chri|stening of the Dolphins daughter: wherein we haue béene the more copious in words, bicause it hath béen published, that sir Henrie Kneuet was there vnto personallie deputed: which to be vntrue, both the let|ters patents and the letter missiue doo sufficient|lie prooue; both which we receiued at the hands of an Henrie Te|nant. ancient seruitor, attendant vpon the same sir Thomas at his béeing in France to execute his charge in the kings behalfe. Of which woorthie knight when we come to the yeare and daie of his death, we will deliuer further report to his high commendati|on, but yet none otherwise than as by warranted intelligence we shall be directed.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same time was a combat fought before the French king betwixt two Spaniards,A combat be|twéene Iu|lian Rome|rou, and Mo|row, Iulian Rom|erou, and one Morow. They both serued the king of England in the last wars against France: but Mo|row had reuolted from his seruice to the French kings, and for certeine spéeches which he had vttered, was chalenged to fight the said combat by the said Iulian, for whome sir Henrie Kneuet vndertooke that he should stand to his chalenge, and trie it with his aduersarie, which he now did, and vanquished him in lists, the fight being appointed on horsse|backe. Incontinentlie after,The death of sir Henrie Kneuet. sir Henrie Kneuet sick|ned and died at Corbell, and was buried in Paris within the church of S. Paule. Moreouer, for the full establishment of the peace, and to receiue the French kings oth, the vicount Lisle lord admerall, with the bishop of Duresme, and diuerse other lords, and gen|tlemen, EEBO page image 975 to the number of one hundred and aboue, all in veluet cotes and chaines of gold, with fiue and fortie yeomen right séemelie appointed,The lord [...] went into France to [...] the [...] kings [...]. went into France, departing from Bullogne the tenth of Iu|lie, and came to Mellune a towne beyond Paris, where the French king then laie, by whome and the Dolphin his sonne they were roiallie receiued, fea|sted, and banketted: and hauing doone that for the which he was sent, the said lord admerall Dudleie the first of August tooke his leaue of the French king, who rewarded him with a cupboord of plate all gold, valued at 1500 pounds. The lords also and gentle|men had chaines of gold giuen to them, and the yeo|men had two hundred crownes bestowed amongst them, and so the lord admerall returned into Eng|land. This lord admerall, during the time that he had to deale with the French, so valiantlie demea|ned himselfe, and was such a terror and astonish|ment to the enimie, as it is left written of him, that they durst not quéech in his presence, but were like a sort of timorous cattell, giuing roome to the raging lion ranging ouer the pastures with hir yoonglings, and making the verie heauens to ring with hir ro|ring, after she hath filled hir selfe with bulles flesh, and laid hir selfe downe to rest being wearie with eating; the comparison verie aptlie followeth:

Vtque iracundo cedunt armenta leoni,

Pascua cum plenus bacchante furore peragrat

Solus cum catulis, coelum, & rugitibus implens

Conspicitur, postquam taurorum carnibus atra

Sit saturata fames, lassúsque recumbit edendo:

Tantus terror erat Gallis Dudleius Heros.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the same moneth of August monsieur Dane|balt high admerall of France,An ambassage [...] of France. accompanied with the bishop of Eureux, the earle of Nauteuill knight of the order, the earle of Uilliers, the chiefe president of Roan, secretarie Bouchetell, monsieur de Cana|ples knight of the order, monsieur de Taies knight of the order, monsieur de Masilerie viceadmerall of France, monsieur de Desse, the baron de la Gard, with diuerse other lords and capteines of honor, be|side two hundred gentlemen well appointed, leused from Déepe with twelue gallies and a right faire ship called the Sacre of Déepe, and so making saile he staied not anie where to take land, till he came in|to the Thames, where at Blackewall he was recei|ued into the kings barge by the earles of Darbie and Essex, who brought him to Gréenewich, where he landed, and lodged there that night.