[1] [2] Herevpon the duke of Clarence with the other councellors resorted to the kings lodging, to informe him of the matter, and to know his pleasure therein; who after good aduisement and deliberation taken, willed sir Gilbert to aduertise them, that he was content to heare twelue of them, which should be safelie conueied into his presence. This answer be|ing brought to the Frenchmen by the said sir Gil|bert,They within [...]one demand parlee. on the next daie in the morning, foure knights, foure learned men, and foure sage burgesses, all clo|thed in blacke, came foorth of the citie, and were re|ceiued at the port saint Hilarie by sir Gilbert Um|freuile, accompanied with diuerse gentlemen and yeomen of the kings houshold, commonlie called yeomen of the crowne, by whome they were conuei|ed to the kings lodging, whome they found at masse, which being ended, the king came out of his tra|uerse, sternelie, and princelie beholding the French messengers, and passed by them into his chamber. And incontinentlie after he commanded that they should be brought in before his presence, to heare what they had to say.