[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Sundrie pageants were deuised, and stages verie faire and excellent to behold, with such melodie of in|struments, and other tokens of ioy and gladnesse,Sée Ed. Hall in H. 8. fo. xcv [...] & deinceps. that woonder it was to consider the manner thereof. The emperour was lodged at the Blacke friers, and all his nobles in the new palace of Bridewell. On Whitsundaie being the eight of Iune, the emperour and the king rode to the cathedrall church of saint Paule, and there heard masse,Note the pride of cardi|nall woolsie. which was soong by the cardinall that had his trauerse, and cupboord. Before masse, two barons gaue him water, and after the gospell two earles; and at the last lauatorie, two dukes: which pride the Spaniards sore disdained. The emperour thus remained with the king certeine daies and rode to diuerse places with him, being still feasted & banketted, and had all the pleasure shewed to him that might be imagined. At Windsor they taried a whole weeke and more, where on Corpus Christi daie, the emperour ware his mantell of the garter, and sate in his owne stall.The emperor and the king of England sweare each to other to ob|serue the league made betwixt them. On the same daie both the princes receiued the sacrament, and after that seruice was ended, they tooke their corporall othes to kéepe and obserue the league, which was concluded betwixt them. On the morrow after, they departed from Windsor, and by soft and easie iour|neies they came to Winchester, on the two & twen|tith of Iune.