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Compare 1577 edition: 1 About twelue of the clocke, hir grace with all the companie which were of hir owne nation, to the number of an hundred horsse, accompanied with the dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke, the archbishop of Canturburie, and other bishops, lords, and knights, which had receiued and conueied hir, came downe Shooters hill towards the tents, and a good space from the tents met hir the earle of Rutland appoin|ted lord chamberlaine to hir grace, sir Thomas De|nise hir chancellor, and all hir councellors and offi|cers, amongst whome doctor Daie (appointed to be hir almoner) made to hir an eloquent oration in La|tine, presenting to hir on the kings behalfe all the of|ficers and seruants: which oration was answered vnto by the duke hir brothers secretarie, there being present: which doone the ladie Margaret Dowglas,The ladies that receiued hir on Black|heath. daughter to the quéene of Scots, the ladie mar|quesse Dorsset, daughter to the French quéene, be|ing néeces to the king, and the dutches of Ritchmond the countesses of Rutland and Hereford, with diuers other ladies and gentlewomen, to the number of threescore and fiue, saluted and welcomed hir grace, who alighted out of hir chariot in the which she had rid all hir long iourneie, and with courteous demeanor EEBO page image 949 & louing countenance, gaue to them hartie thanks, and kissed them all, and after all hir councellors and officers kissed hir hand: which doone, she with all the ladies entered the tents, and there warmed them a space.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the king knew that she was arriued in hir tent, he with all diligence set out through the parke. And first issued the kings trumpets, then the kings officers sworne of his councell, next after came the gentlemen of his priuie chamber, after them follo|wed barons, the yoongest first, and sir William Hol|lis lord maior of London rode with the lord Par that was the yoongest baron. Then followed the bi|shops, and immediatlie after them the earles, and then the duke of Bauiere, and countie Palatine of the Rhine, with the liuerie of the Toison or golden fléece about his necke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then came the ambassadours of the French king and emperour, next to whome followed the lord pri|uie seale lord Cromwell, and the lord chancellour, then Garter king at armes, and the other officers and sargeants of armes gaue their attendance on each side the lord. The lord marquesse Dorset bare the sword of estate, and after him a good distance follow|ed the kings highnesse,The kings maiestie on horssebacke. mounted on a goodlie cour|ser. To speake of the rich and gorgeous apparell that was there to be séene that daie, I haue thought it not greatlie necessarie, sith each man may well thinke it was right sumptuous, and as the time then serued, verie faire and costlie, as they that are desi|rous to vnderstand the same may read in maister Halles chronicle more at large, which in this part I haue thought good to abridge.

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