While all these things were preparing, the ladie Marie of England the fift daie of Nouember,The ladie Marie crow| [...] queéne of France. then being sundaie, was with great solemnitie crowned queene of France in the monasterie of S. Denise, and the Dolphin all the season held the crowne ouer hir head, bicause it was of great weight to hir gree|uance, at which coronation were the lords of Eng|land, all according to their degrées well intertei|ned. On mondaie the sixt daie of Nouember,She is recei|ued into Pa|ris. the said queene was receiued into the citie of Paris after the order that followeth. First the gard of the citie met with hir without saint Denise all in coats of gold|smiths worke, with ships gilt, and after them met hir all the priests and religious, esteemed to be thrée thou|sand. The quéene was in a chaire couered about (but not ouer hir person) in white cloth of gold; the horsses that drew it, in cloth of gold; on hir head a coronall all of great pearles, hir necke and brest full of iewels.

Before hir went a gard of Almans after their fashion, and after them all noblemen, as the Dol|phin, the duke of Alanson, the duke of Burbon, the duke of Uandosme, the duke of Longeuile, and the duke of Suffolke, the marquesse Dorset, fiue cardi|nals, and a great number of estates; about hir person rode the kings gard, which were Scots. Thus was this queene receiued into Paris, and so conueied to the cathedrall church, and there offered, & from thence to the palace, where she offered at the holie chappell; and from thence she went to hir lodging for that night: for whome was prouided a great supper, and the heralds cried a largesse, and had to them giuen a ship of siluer and gilt, and other plate,The heralds reward. to the value of two hundred marks, and after supper began dansing and pastime. On the morow began the iusts, and the Dolphin with his aids entered the field, the apparell and bards were cloth of gold, cloth of siluer, and crim|sin veluet kanteled togither all in one sute, they shewed themselues before the king and quéene, who were on a goodlie stage, and the queene stood so that all men might sée hir, and woondered at hir beautie: but the king was feeble & laie on a couch for weakenesse.

Then entered the counter part by a raile for com|bring the place. These iusts continued thrée daies,The time hor [...] lõg these iusts lasted and the maner therof. in the which were answered thrée hundred and fiue men of armes, and euerie man ran fiue courses, and with sharpe speares; diuerse were slaine & not spoken of. At the randon and turneie the duke of Suffolke hurt a gentleman, so that he was like to die. The Marques Dorset stroke monsieur Grue an Albanois with his speare, persed his headpéece, and put him in ieopar|die. The duke of Suffolke in the turneie ouerthrew a man of armes, horsse & man; and so did the lord Mar|quesse another, and yet the Frenchmen would in no wise praise them. At this turneie the Dolphin was hurt in the hand, so that he could not performe his chalenge at the barriers, and put one of his aid in his roome. The next daie after began the fight at the bar|riers. And bicause the Dolphin was not present, the duke of Suffolke and the lord Marques Dorset that daie began the field, and tooke the barriers with speares in his hand abiding all commers.