[1] The French king then vnderstanding the king of England his pleasure, sent ouer the lord Boniuet high admerall of France,Ambassadors from the French king. and the bishop of Paris as chéefe ambassadours, accompanied with a great sort of lustie gentlemen of the French kings court, to the number of foure score and aboue, on whome at|tended such a companie of other of the meaner sort, that the whole number amounted to twelue hundred one and other,

An vnreaso|nable number for an ambas|sage.

Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fol lxv. The ambassa|dors of Frãce receiued on Blackeheath.

which were thought to be manie for an ambassage. ¶ On mondaie the twentie seuenth daie of September, the earle of Surrie high admerall of England, in a coat of rich tissue cut on cloath of sil|uer, on a great courser richlie trapped, and a great whistle of gold, set with stones and pearle, hanging at a great and massie chaine baudricke wise, accom|panied with an hundred and sixtie gentlemen, richlie apparelled, on goodlie horsses came to Blackeheath, and there amiablie receiued the ambassadours of France. The yoong gallants of France had coats garded with one colour, cut in ten or twelue parts verie richlie to behold: and so all the Englishmen ac|coupled themselues with the Frenchmen louinglie togither, and so road to London. After the two ad|merals followed foure and twentie of the French kings gard, accompanied with foure and twentie of the English gard. And after them a great num|rer of archers, to the number of foure hundred. And in this order they passed thorough the citie to tailors hall, and there the chéefe ambassadours were lodged, and the remnant in merchants houses about.