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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The distance betwixt the two tents was beset on either side in time of the interview with knights ar|med with their swords in their hands; that is to say, on the one side stood foure hundred French knights in armor with swords in their hands, Froissard. and on the o|ther side foure hundred English knights armed with swords in their hands, making as it were a lane be|twixt them through the which the two kings came and met, with such noble men as were appointed to at|tend them. Fabian. And a certeine distance from the two first pauilions, were appointed to stand such companies of men as either of them by appointment had coue|nanted to bring with them. The two kings before their méeting,The oth of the two kings. receiued a solemne oth for assurance of their faithfull and true meaning, to obserue the sa|cred lawes of amitie one toward an other in that their interview, so as no damage, violence, molesta|tion, arrest, disturbance, or other inconuenience should be practised by them, or their friends and sub|iects: and that if anie disorder rose through anie mis|happe, arrogancie, or strife mooued by anie person, the same should be reformed, promising in the words of princes to assist one an other in suppressing, the ma|lice of such as should presume to doo or attempt anie thing that might sound to the breach of friendlie a|mitie, during the time of that assemblie eight daies before, and seuen daies after.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the six and twentith of October, the king of England remooued from Calis toward the castell of Guisnes, and wi [...]h him the duke of Berrie, who was sent to take his oth. The morow after, being the euen of Simon and Iude, the kings met, and the lords of France, to wit, the duke of Berrie, Burgogne, Or|leans, and Burbon, the earle of Sauoie, the vicount of Meaux, and others conueied the king of England; and from him were sent to conduct the French king diuerse of the English lords, as the two dukes of Lancaster and Glocester, foure earles; to wit, of Derbie, Rutland, Notingham, and Northumber|land. After the two kings were come togither into the tent for that purpose prepared, it was first accor|ded betwixt them, that in the same place where they thus met, should be builded of both their costs a cha|pell for a perpetuall memorie,The chapell of our ladie of peace. which should be called The chapell of our ladie of peace. On saturdaie be|ing the feast daie of the apostles Simon and Iude, the kings talked togither of certeine articles tou|ching EEBO page image 487 the treatie of peace, and hauing concluded vp|on the same, they receiued either of them an oth vpon the holie Euangelists, to obserue and kéepe all the couenants accorded vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the mondaie the French king came to the king of England his pauillion, and the same time was brought thither the yoong quéene Isabell daugh|ter to the French king,The French K. giueth his daughter to king Richard in marriage. who there deliuered hir vnto king Richard, who taking hir by the hand kissed hir, & gaue to hir father great thanks for that so honorable and gratious a gift, openlie protesting, that vpon the conditions concluded betwixt them, he did receiue hir, that by such affinitie both the realmes might con|tinue in quietnesse, and come to a good end and per|fect conclusion of a perpetuall peace. The quéene was committed to the duchesses of Lancaster & Glocester, to the countesses of Huntington and Stafford, to the march [...]onesse of Dublin daughter to the lord Con|cie, to the ladies of Namure, Poinings, and others; which with a noble traine of men and horsses, con|ueied hir to Calis: for there were twelue charrets full of ladies & gentlewomen. This d [...]one, the kings came togither into the king of Englands pauillion to dinner. The French king sate on the right side of the hall, and was roiallie serued after the maner of his countrie,The order of the French kings seruice at table. that is to saie, of all maner of meats appointed to be serued at the first course in one migh|tie large dish or platter, and likewise after the same sort at the second course. But the king of England was serued after the English manner. When the tables were taken vp, and that they had made an end of dinner, the kings kissed ech other, and tooke their horsses. The K. of England brought the French king on his waie, and at length they tooke leaue either of other, in shaking hands and imbracing on horsse|backe. The French king rode to Arde, and the king of England returned to Calis.

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