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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 929The fiue and twentith of October, whilest the king laie thus in Bullongne, the French king called a chapiter of the companions of his order named S. Michaell, of whome the king of England was one, and so there elected the dukes of Norffolke and Suf|folke to be companions of the same order:The dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke [...] into the order of S. Michaell. and being brought to the chapiter, they had their collars deli|uered to them, and were sworne to the statutes of the order, their obeisance to their souereigne lord alwaie reserued. Thus the two kings laie in Bullongne, mondaie, tuesdaie, wednesdaie, and thursdaie: and on fridaie the fiue and twentith of October, they departed out of Bullongne to Calis. Without the towne of Calis about the distance of two miles, the duke of Richmond the kings base son, with a great companie of noble men,The duke of Richmond. which had not béene at Bul|longne, met them, and saluting the French king, embraced him in most honorable and courteous ma|ner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus they passed forward, and came to Newn|ham bridge, and so to Calis, where was such prouisi|on made for the receiuing of them, as well for lodg|ings, plate, and all such other furniture of houshold, as also of all sorts of viands, wines, and other neces|saries, that it séemed woonderfull: in so much as the proportion assigned to the French lords oftentimes was so abundant, that they refused a great part thereof. The French kings traine was twelue hun|dred horsses, or rather aboue. But there was lodging inough in Calis, not onlie for them, but also for ma|nie other, so that there were aboue eight thousand persons lodged within the towne in that season. The French king comming thither on the fridaie, tarri|ed there till tuesdaie the thirtith of October, and then departed; the king of England accompanieng him out of the towne, till he came to enter into the French ground, and there either tooke leaue of other with right princelie countenance, louing behauiour, and so hartie words, that all men reioised that saw them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Whilest the two kings laie in Calis, the lord An|nas de Montmorancie earle of Beaumont, great master of the French kings house, & Philip de Cha|bot erle of Newblanke, great admerall of France, were admitted into the order of the garter,The great master and admerall of France made knights of the garter. the king calling a chapiter for that purpose, of the knights of that order, at the which the French king was present, and ware a blew mantell, because he was one of the same order. Whilest the king was in the French kings dominion, he had the vpper hand, and likewise had the French king in his dominion. And as the French king paid all the Englishmens charges at Bullongne: so did the king of England at Calis. There rose about the same season such sore weather, storms and rigorous winds, continuing for the more part at north and northwest, that the king staied at Calis for a conuenient wind till tuesdaie the thir|téenth of Nouember at midnight, and then taking his ship, landed at Douer the next daie about fiue of the clocke in the morning.The king re|turneth into England. He marrieth the lady Anne Bullongne. And herewith vpon his returne, he married priuilie the ladie Anne Bul|longne the same daie, being the fourteenth daie of Nouember, and the feast daie of saint Erkenwald; which marriage was kept so secret, that verie few knew it till Easter next insuing, when it was per|ceiued that she was with child.

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