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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The councell of France (by the kings appoint|ment) assigned foorth hir dowrie, and the duke of Suffolke put in officers, and then was the quéene de|liuered to the duke by indenture,

The duke of Suffolke winneth the good will of the quéene Dowager of France.

Polydor Edw. Hall.

who behaued him|selfe so towards hir, that he obteined hir good will to be hir husband. It was thought, that when the king created him duke of Suffolke, he perceiued his si|sters good will towards the said duke; and that he meant then to haue bestowed hir vpon him; but that a better offer came in the waie. But howsoeuer it was now, he wan hir loue; so as by hir consent, he wrote to the king hir brother, méekelie beséeching him of pardon in his request, which was humblie to desire him of his good will and contentation.

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king at the first staid, but after long sute, and speciallie by meane of the French quéene hir selfe, and other the dukes fréends, it was agreed that the duke should bring hir into England vnmarried, and at his returne to marrie hir in England: but for doubt of change he married hir secretlie in Paris at the house of Clugnie, as was said. After he had re|ceiued hir with hir dower appointed, & all hir apparell, Anno Reg. 7. The French quéene mar|ried to the duke of Suf [...]folke. iewels, and houshold stuffe deliuered, they tooke leaue of the new French king, and so passing thorough France, came to Calis; where she was honourablie interteined, and after openlie married with great honour vnto the said duke of Suffolke. Doctor West (as then nominated bishop of Elie) remained behind at Paris, to go through with the full conclusi|on of a new league betwixt the king of England, and the new French king.

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¶The court lieng at Gréenewich, Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fol lvj. Robin hood and his tw [...] hundred men present the [...]selues to the king & [...] in a [...] the king and the quéene, accompanied with manie lords and ladies, road to the high ground of shooters hill to take the o|pen aire; and as they passed by the waie, they espied a companieof tall yeomen, clothed all in gréene with gréene hoods, and bowes and arrowes, to the num|ber of two hundred. Then one of them, which called himselfe Robin hood, came to the king, desiring him to sée his men shoot; and the king was content. Then he whisteled, and all the two hundred archers shot and losed at once; and then he whisteled againe, and they likewise shot againe; their arrowes whisteled by craft of the head, so that the noise was strange and great, and much pleased the king, the quéene, and all the companie. All these archers were of the kings gard, and had thus apparelled themselues to make solace to the king.

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