Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then after the said letter had béene read, he caused also his answer made by way of a cartell to be read, the tenor whereof ye haue heard before. That doone, he continued his tale, in declaring what order he had obserued to procure the emperour to the combat, without all shifting delaies: so as if the herald now come from the emperour would vse anie talke, other than to deliuer him an authentike writing for suer|tie of the field, and not obserue the contents of his safe conduct, he meant not to giue him audience. And herevpon was the herald called to come in, and de|clare his message. Who apparelled in his cote of armes, made his appéerance before the king there sit|ting, accompanied (as ye haue heard.) Unto whome the king said.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herald, dooest thou bring the suertie of the field,The French kings talke and commu|nication to the emperors am|bassador vtte|red with in|dignation. such one as thy maister, being the assailant, ought to deliuer vnto the defendant, being such a personage as I am? The herald herevnto said: Sir, maie it please you to giue me licence to doo mine office? Then said the king; Giue me the pattent of the field, and saie what thou wilt. The herald beginning his tale, The sacred. Tush (said the king) shew me the pattent of the field, for I hold thy master for so noble a prince, that he hath not sent thée without the suertie of the field, sith I haue demanded it; and thou knowest that thy safe conduct conteineth no lesse but that thou shouldest bring it. The herald answered, that he trusted he had brought that which might content his maiestie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king replied & said: Herald, giue me the pat|tent of the field, giue it me: and if it be sufficient, I will receiue it, and after saie what thou wilt. The he|rald said he had in commandement not to deliuer it, except he might declare that which he had first to saie. The king said: Thy maister can not giue lawes to vs in France. To conclude he told the herald, that he peraduenture might speake things that his mai|ster would not auouch, and that he had not to deale with him, but with his maister.The herald requireth li|bertie to de|part. The herald then re|quired that he might haue licence to depart: which the king granted. And withall the king commanded that it might be registred what had passed in this be|halfe, for a testimonie that the fault rested not in him in that he receiued not the pattent. The herald like|wise for his discharge, required a copie in writing of that which had passed, and the same was granted.