On the morrow following being mondaie, and S. Denise day,The [...] solemnized betwéene the French king and the ladie Marie sister to K. Henrie. the mariage was solemnized betwixt the French king and the said ladie, with all honour, ioy, & roialtie, both apparelled in goldsmiths worke. Then a great banket and sumptuous feast was made, where the English ladies were honorablie intertei|ned, according to the dignitie of the persons, and to the contentment of them that had no dregs of ma|lice or misliking settled in their harts. For vnpossi|ble it is, that in a great multitude meeting togither, though all about one matter, be it of pleasure and de|light, there should not be one of a repugnant disposi|tion, and (though not apparantlie perceiued trauel|ling with grudge) malignant mind; as we sée some apples vnperished and othersome wormeaten, albeit one bough beare them, and one trée giue them say.

¶ On the tuesdaie being the tenth daie of Octo|ber, all the Englishmen, Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall [...] H. 8. fol. x [...] except a few that were offi|cers EEBO page image 833 with the said quéene,English [...] dis| [...]ged of [...] places [...]nd offices [...]der the [...]. were discharged; which was a great sorrow for them, for some had serued hir long in hope of preferment, & some that had honest roomes left them to serue hir, and now they were without seruice, which caused them to take thought, in so much some died by the waie returning, and some fell mad, but there was no remedie. After the English lords had doone their commission, the French king willed them to take no longer paine, and so gaue to them good rewards; and they tooke their leaue of the queene and returned. Then the Dolphin of France called lord Francis duke of Ualois,The Dol| [...] causeth [...] [...]usts [...] be pr [...]cla| [...]ed a [...] Paris. and by his wife duke of Britaine, for the more honour of this mariage before the Englishmen departed from Abuile, caused a so|lemne iusts to be proclamed, which should be kept at Paris in the moneth of Nouember next insuing.

Namelie, that he with his nine aids should an|swer all commers, being gentlemen of name and of armes. First to run fiue courses at the tilt with pée|ces of aduantage, & also fiue courses at randon with sharpe speares, and twelue strokes with sharpe swords; and that doone, he and his aids to fight at the barriers with all gentlemen of name and of armes. First six foines with hand speares, and after that eight strokes to the most aduantage if the speare so long held, and after that twelue strokes with the sword: and if anie man be vnhorssed or felled with fighting on foot, then his horsse and armour to be ren|dered to the officers of armes: and euerie man of this chalenge must set vp his armes and name vpon an arch triumphant, which shalbe made at the place where the iustes shalbe, and further shall write to what point he will answer, to one or to all.