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T [...]e [...]ire of t [...]e French king and his pa [...]t [...]ners at [...].On wednesdaie the thirtéenth of Iune, the two hardie kings armed at all peeces, entered into the field right noblie apparelled. The French king and all his parteners of chalenge were arraied in purple sat|tin, broched with gold and purple veluet, embrodered with little rolles of white sattin, wherein was writ|ten, Quando: their bards & garments were set full of the same, and the residue where was no rolles were poudered & set with the letter elle, as thus. L. which in French is she, which was interpreted to be, Quando elle, when she: and insuing the deuise of the first daie, it signifieth togither, Hart fastened in paine endles, when she.The king of England and the parteners of his cha|lenge. The king of England with all the band or parteners of his chalenge were likewise on horsse|backe, apparelled in trappers of losenges russet vel|uet and cloath of siluer of damaske, embrodered and set in euerie losenge a branch of eglantine of gold, the apparell of the persons were of the same corre|spondent to the trapper. This eglantine trée is sweet, pleasant and greene, if it be kindlie and fréendlie handeled; but if it be rudelie dealt with, it will pricke and he that will pull vp the whole trée by the top, his hands will be hurt.

The two kings with their companies thus appa|relled, presented themselues to the quéenes, and so tooke the end of the tilt. Then entered into the field monsieur Leskew called lord Leskin, with him came eleuen men of armes, himselfe the twelfe on horsses barbed and richlie apparelled, and so rode about the tilt and saluted the queenes, and tooke the end of the tilt.Monsi [...]u [...] Leskew. Monsieur de Leskew and his eleuen compani|ons had their bases and bards all of blacks cloath of gold of damaske all cut on blacke sattin, their gar|ments had mantell sléeues on the left arme, to the wast behind iust to the shoulder, which was praised for the strangenesse. The French king ran to mon|sieur de Ambois, one of the band of monsieur Les|kew, and the king of England charged his course and ran to monsieur Leskew, and so furnished their courses (as they saie) right noblie and valiantlie in breaking speares that were strong. Thus course after course ech with other, his counter partie did right valiantlie: but the two kings surmounted all the rest in prowesse and valiantnesse.

This band thus furnished, entered the marquesse de Salons and his band,The marques de Salons & his band. twelue persons all riding on coursers barded and apparelled in white sattin and blacke, broched with gold and siluer, with cuts and culpins much after tawnie and blacke sattin billots: & after reuerence doone to the queenes, they tooke the end of the tilt. To the marquesse de Salons ran the king of England, and the king of France to an other of the same band, still course after course ran all the noble men, till the marques de Salons and his band were deliuered, who bare them right valiantlie: then blew the trumpets the retreit, & the two kings them vnarmed and after departed, the French king vnto Ard, and the king of England to his castell of Guis|nes.

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