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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 These with manie other articles, which were not openlie knowne, were sent to the bishop of Tarbe, and to the vicount of Thuraine ambassadours with the emperour from the French king. Other articles were also sent to the English ambassadours being in Spaine,Articles sent to ye English ambassadors in Spaine. as to mooue the emperour to some reasona|ble end with the French king: and that the king of England would release vnto him all the summes of monie due to him, as well by the emperour Maximi|lian his grandfather as himselfe, and take the French king as debtor for the same. If he would not agrée to these offers, then was it accorded, that the French king should marrie the ladie Marie daughter to the king of England, and they both to be enimies to the emperour. When all these things were concluded, the cardinall tooke his leaue of the French king & his moother,The cardinall returneth out of France. and with great rewards returned, comming to Richmond, where the king then laie, the last of September.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ambassadors from the French king.In October, there came ambassadours from the French king into England, the lord Annas de Mont|merancie, great maister of the said French kings house, the bishop of Baion chéefe president of Rone, and monsieur de Humiers accompanied with sixtie gentlemen well appointed. These ambassadours were receiued with all honour that might be deui|sed. On Alhallowes daie the king comming to the cathedrall church of saint Paule, where the cardinall sang masse, sware before the high altar in the pre|sence of the French ambassadours to kéepe and per|forme the league.The king of England re|ceiueth the or|der of saint Michae [...]l. On sundaie the tenth of Nouem|ber, the king being elected knight of the order of S. Michaell, receiued at Gréenewich the said order by the hands of the great maister of France, and mon|sieur Humiers that were companions of the same order: in like case as the French king the same daie at Paris receiued the order of the garter by the hands of the lord Lisle, doctor Tailor maister of the rolles, sir Nicholas Carew knight maister of the kings horsses, sir Anthonie Browne knight, and sir Thomas Wriothesleie knight,The French king recei|ueth the order of the garter. otherwise called Gar|tier king of armes, the which were sent thither with the whole habit, collar, and other habillements of the order as apperteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that the French ambassadors had béene highlie feasted, banketed, and interteined, with all honor and pastime conuenient, the great maister and all his companie tooke leaue of the king, and with great rewards returned into France, leauing the bishop of Baion behind them, who abode ambas|sador legier in England.Bilneie and other abiured. In this moneth of Nouem|ber, Arthur Bilneie, Geffreie Lome, and one Gar|ret that spake against the popes authoritie, were ab|iured by the cardinall. ¶By reason of the great wet that fell in the sowing time of the corne, and in the beginning of the last yeare, now in the beginning of this, corne so failed, that in the citie of London for a while bread was scant, by reason that commissioners appointed to sée order taken in shires about, ordeined that none should be conueied out of one shire into an other.

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