Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the peace was concluded, the Englishmen were permitted to enter into the towne of Amiens, and there to buie all such necessarie things as they EEBO page image 699 wanted, and had plenti [...] of wine (for the French king had sent into their armie a hundred carts of the best wine that could be gotten) and good cheere made them of his owne costs. For at the enterie of euerie gate, there were two long tables set on euerie side of the street where they should passe; and at euerie table fiue or six gentlemen of the best companions of all the countrie were appointed to interteine the Eng|lishmen as they entered, not onelie to sée them ser|ued without lacking [but also to drinke and make good cheere, Abr. Flem. ex Edw. Hall. fol. Ccxxxiij. and kéepe companie with them. And euer as they entered into the towne, they were taken by the bridels and in maner inforced to drinke, whereso|euer they came they paied no monie, but were sent scot free.] This chéere lasted thrée or foure daies not onelie to the French kings cost, but also to his vn|quietnesse at length, doubting to haue béene dispos|sessed of his towne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 For on a daie there entered the number of nine thousand Englishmen well armed in sundrie com|panies, so that no Frenchman durst once forbid them to enter. But finallie, order was taken by the king of England, who meant no deceit, that no greater num|ber should enter than was conuenient, and the other were called backe; so that the French king and his councell were well quieted, and rid of casting further perils than néed required. After this, both the kings enteruiewed togither at Picquenie on the water of Some thrée leagues aboue Amiens,The enter|view betwixt king Edward the fourth, & the French king. shewing great courtesie either to other. The letters of both their a|gréements were opened and red, & then either prince laid his right hand on the missall, and his left hand on the holie crosse (as it was termed) and tooke there a solemne oth to obserue and kéepe the treatie for nine yeares concluded betwéene them, with all their con|federates and alies, comprised, mentioned and speci|fied in the same, and further to accomplish the mar|riage of their children.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There was with either prince twelue noble men at this méeting, which was vpon a bridge cast ouer the water of Some, a grate being set ouerthwart the same in the midst, so from side to side, that the one prince could not come vnto the other; but onelie to imbrace ech other, in putting their armes through the holes of the Of timber like to the grate where the lions be kept in the Tower. grate. There were foure English|men appointed to stand with the Frenchmen on the bridge to sée their demeanour; and likewise foure Frenchmen were appointed to the Englishmen for the same purpose. There were with the king of Eng|land his brother the duke of Clarence, the earle of Northumberland, the bishop of Elie his chancellor, the lord Hastings his chamberleine, and eight others. They had louing and verie familiar talke togither a good space, both afore their companie, and secretlie a|lone, whilest their companie (of courtesie) withdrew somewhat backe.