For first he procéeded foorth furnished like a cardi|nall: his gentlemen being verie manie in num|ber, were clothed in liuerie coats of crimsin veluet of the best, with chaines of gold about their necks, and his yeomen and meane officers in coats of fine scar|let, garded with blacke veluet an hand broad. Thus furnished, he was twise sent into Flanders to the emperour then lieng in Bruges, whome he did most highlie interteine, discharging all his charges and his mens. There was no house within the towne of Bruges, wherein anie gentleman of the cardinals was lodged, or had recourse, but that the owners were commanded by the emperours officers, that they,The empe|rors munifi|cence notable and worthie his imperiall person. vpon paine of their liues, should take no monie for anie thing that the cardinals seruants did take of anie kind of vittels, no although they were dispo|sed to make anie costlie bankets.

Commanding furthermore their said hostes, to sée that they lacked no such things as they honestlie required for their honestie and pleasure. Also the em|perours officers euerie night went through the towne from house to house, whereas anie English gentlemen did repast or lodge, and serued their li|ueries for all night, which was doone in this maner. First, the officers brought into the house a cast of fine manchet, and of siluer two great pots with white wine, and sugar to the weight of a pound: white lights and yellow lights of wax: a boll of siluer with a goblet to drinke in, and euerie night a staffe torch: this was the order of the liueries euerie night. And in the morning, when the same officers came to fetch awaie their stuffe, then would they account with the hostes for the gentlemens costs spent in the daie be|fore. Thus the emperour interteined the cardinall and all his traine for the time of his ambassage there. And that doone, he returned into England with great triumph.

The maner of his going to Westminster hall dailie in the terme time.Now of his order in going to Westminster hall dailie in the tearme. First yer he came out of his pri|uie chamber, he heard seruice in his closet, and there said his seruice with his chapleine; then going againe to his priuie chamber, he would demand if his ser|uants were in a readinesse, and furnished his cham|ber of presence, and waiting chamber. Being thereof then aduertised, he came out of his priuie chamber about eight of the clocke, apparelled all in red, that is to say, his vpper garment either of fine scarlet, or else fine crimsin taffata,His owne ap|parell of crim|sin and other sumptuous stuffe. but most cõmonlie of fine crim|sin sattin ingrained, his pillion of fine scarlet, with a necke set in the inner side with blacke veluet, and a tippet of sables about his necke, holding in his hand an orenge, whereof the substance within was taken out, and filled vp againe with the part of a sponge, wherein was vineger and other confections against the pestilent aires, the which he most commonlie held to his nose when he came among anie prease, or else that he was pestered with manie suters.