The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 814)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The request of the Britains was,The request of the lords of Britaine to the lord ad|merall. that it might please him to surcease his cruell kind of warre, in burning of townes and villages: but the admerall plainlie told them, that he was sent to make warre and not peace. Then they required a truce for six daies, which would not be granted;A truce requi|red for six daies and to their re|proofe, the admerall told them, that gentlemen ought to defend their countrie by force, rather than to sue for peace. And thus (making them a banket) he sent them awaie. And after hearing that there was ships of warre on the seas; he coasted from thence alongst the countrie of Normandie, still scowring the sea; so that no enimie durst appeare. And at length he came and laie by the Ile of Wight, to see if anie enimies would appéere. During which time, diuers ships were kept in the north seas, vnder the conduct of sir Ed|ward Ichingham, Iohn Lewes, Iohn Louedaie, and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 815 [...] This yeare also in Iune, the king kept a solemne iustes at Gréenewich, the king & sir Charles Bran|don taking vpon them to abide all commers. ¶ First came the ladies all in white and red silke,

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set vpon coursers trapped in the same sute, freated ouer with gold; after whom followed a founteine curiouslie made of russet sattin, with eight gargils spowting water: within the founteine sat a knight armed at all peeces. After this founteine followed a ladie all in blacke silke dropped with fine siluer, on a courser trapped in the same. Then followed a knight in a horsselitter, the coursers & litter apparelled in blacke with siluer drops. When the fountein came to the tilt, the ladies rode round about, and so did the foun|teine, and the knight within the litter. And after them were brought two goodlie coursers apparelled for the iusts: and when they came to the tilts end, the two knights mounted on the two coursers abiding all commers. The king was in the founteine, and sir Charles Brandon was in the litter. Then sudden|lie with great noise of trumpets entred sir Thomas [...]euet in a castell of cole blacke, and ouer the ca|stell was written, The dolorous castell, and so he and the earle of Essex, the lord Howard, and other ran their courses with the king and sir Charles Bran|don, and euer the king brake most speares, and like|lie was so to doo yer he began as in former time; the prise fell to his lot: so luckie was he and fortunat in the proofe of his prowes in martiall actiuitie, whereto from his yong yéers he was giuen, as the poet saith:

Huic erat à teneris annis ars bellica cordi.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the king hauing prepared men and ships readie to go to the sea vnder the gouernance of sir Anthonie Oughtred, sir Edward Ichingham, William Sidneie, and diuerse other gentlemen, ap|ponited them to take the sea, and to come before the Ile of Wight, there to ioine with the lord admerall, which they did, but in their passage a gallie was lost by negligence of the maister. The king hauing a de|sire to see his nauie togither,The king [...] to Por| [...]s [...]uth [...] cap| [...]s ouer [...] ships. rode to Portesmouth, and there appointed capteins for one of his chiefest ships called the Regent, sir Thomas Kneuet ma|ster [...] his horsses, & sir Iohn Carew of Deuonshire; and to the Souereigne he appointed for capteins, sir Charles Brandon, and sir Henrie Gilford; and with them in the Souereigne were put threescore of the tallest yeoman of the kings gard. Manie other gen|tlemen were ordeined capteins in other vessels. And the king made them a banket before their setting for|ward,The kings [...] setteth [...]. and so commited them to God. They were in number fiue and twentie faire ships of great bur|den, well furnished of all things necessarie.