t the kynge toke of theyr visers and than they
daunced with gentylmen of Fraunce an houre after. And than they departed
to theyr lodgynges. And as for y{e} apparayle of y{e} frensshe lordes my
tongue can not expresse it and in especyal the frensshe kyng his
apparayle passed[19] my penne to wryte for he had a dublet ouer set all
with stones and ryche diamondes whiche was valued by discrete men at a
hondred thousand pounde they passed ferre our lordes and knyghtes in
apparayle and rychesse. They had greate chere in Caleys and louynge also
and all at our kynges costes and charges. Also the same daye that the
kynges came from Bulleyn the frensshe kynge made the duke of Norffolke and
the duke of Suffolke of the ordre of saynt Mighill.[20] And vpon monday
whiche was the. xxix. day of October at Caleys our kyng made the great
mayster of Fraunce and the admyrall of Fraunce knyghtes of the garter. And
that daye there was a greate wrastelynge betwene englysshe men and
frensshe men before bothe the kynges the frensshe kynge had none but
preestes that wrasteled which were bygge men and stronge they were
bretherne but they had moost falles.[21] And vpon the. xxix. daye of
October the frensshe kynge departed fro Caleys to Parys ward and our kynge
brought hym as ferre as Morgyson which is fro Caleys. vij. myle and so
came to Caleys agayne. And he purposeth (god wyllynge) to be at
Caunterbury the. viij. daye of Nouember and so home whome god of his
goodnes euer preserue and sende good passage and safe agayne into
Englande. Amen.
God Saue the Kynge.
Imprynted by Wynkyn de Worde vnder
the grace and preuylege of our moost
royall and redoubted prynce Kynge
Henry the viii. for Johan Gowgh
dwellinge at Poules gate in Chepe.
_Cum Priuilegio._
The Noble
Tryumphaunt
Coronacyon of
Quene Anne.
The Noble Tryumphaunt Coronacyon of Quene Anne,
_Wyfe unto the Moost Noble Kynge Henry the VIII_.[22]
First the. xxix. daye of Maye[23] beynge thursday all the worshypfull
craftes[24] and occupacyons in their best araye goodly besene toke theyr
bargs which were splayed[25] w{h} goodly baners fresshe and newe with the
cognysaunce and armes of theyr faculty to the nombre of L. great barges
comly besene and euery barge hauynge mynstrels makynge greate and sweete
armony. Also there was the bachelers barge comly besene decked with
innumerable baners and all about hangyd with ryche cloth
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