Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 On mondaie, the eighteenth of Iune, was such EEBO page image 861 an hideous storme of wind and weather, [...] that manie coniectured it did prognosticate trouble and hatred shortlie after to follow betwéene princes. On tues|daie the nintéenth of Iune, the two kings came to the campe againe armed at all peeces, and there a|bode them that would come, so that then began the iustes afresh. On wednesdaie the twentith of Iune, the two kings began to hold tournies with all the parteners of their chalenge armed at all péeces. The quéene of France and the quéene of England were in the places for them prepared, and there was ma|nie a goodlie battell performed: the kings dooing as well as the best, so that the beholders spake of them honor. On thursdaie the one and twentith of Iune, the two kings likewise kept the tourneies, so that all those noble men that would prooue their valiancies, were deliuered according to the articles of the tour|neies, which this daie tooke end. On fridaie the 22 of Iune,Barriers. the two kings with their retinue did battell on foot at the barriers, and there deliuered all such as put foorth themselues to trie their forces. On satur|daie the thrée and twentith of Iune, the lord cardinall sang an high solemne masse by note,The cardinall [...] masse [...] the two kings. aloft vpon a pompons stage before the two kings & quéenes, the which being finished, indulgence was giuen to all the hearers. The two kings dined in one chamber that daie, and the two quéenes in another. After din|ner, the two kings with their band entered the field on foot before the barriers, & so began the fight, which continued battell after battell, till all the commers were answered. There were deliuered this day thus at the barriers by battell, an hundred and six persons: the two last battels did the kings trie. And so that sa|turdaie the whole chalenge was performed, and all men deliuered of the articles of iusts, tourneies, and battels on foot at the barriers, by the said two kings and their aids.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, there followed roiall maskes, and on the sundaie the foure and twentith of Iune, [...] the king of England with foure companies, in euerie companie ten, trimlie appointed in masking apparell, rode to Ard: and likewise the French king accompanied with eight and thirtie persons as maskers repaired to Guisnes. They met on the waie, & each companie passed by other without any countenance making or disuisarding. They were honorablie receiued, as well at the one place as the other. And when they had en|ded their pastime, banketting, and danses, they retur|ned and met againe on the way homeward, and then putting off their visards, they louinglie embraced: and after amiable communication togither, they tooke leaue each of other, & for a remembrance gaue gifts either to other verie rich and princelie.

[...] ¶ During this triumph, much people of Picar|die and west Flanders drew to Guisnes, to sée the king of England & his honor, to whom vittels of the court were giuenin plentie, the conduit of the gate did run wine alwaies. There were vagabonds, plowmen, labourers, and of the bragerie, wagoners and beggers, that for drunkennesse laie in routs and heapes. [...] So great resort came thither, that knights and ladies, who were come to sée the noblenesse, were faine to lie in haie and straw, and held them thereof highlie pleased. From the court of the emperour, nor of the ladie Margarets court, nor of Flanders, Bra|bant, nor Burgognie came neuer a person to an|swer to the chalenge. By that it séemed that there was small loue betwene the emperour & the French king. Moreouer, monsieur Faiot capteine of Bul|longne with monsieur Chattelon, did their deuoir to haue taken the towne of saint Omer, of which dooing was thought no goodnesse to the emperour.]