e
frensshe kyng at the place before appoynted with vij. score all in veluet
cotes afore hym lordes and Knyghtes and xl. of his garde and other to the
nombre (as we thynke) of. vj. hondred horses and as well horsed as euer
was seen. And y{e} Kyng our mayster mette with the frensshe Kyng at
Sandyngfelde within the englysshe pale thre myles. There the frensshe
kynge taryed for our mayster the space of an houre or two the frensshe
kynge beynge accompanyed with the kynge of Nauerne the cardinal of Loreyn
the duke of Vandome and[6] with dyuerse other noblemen well and rychely
appoynted beynge of lyke nombre as our kyng was of that is to saye vj.
hondred psones.[7] There was the louyngest metyng that euer was seen for
the one embraced y{e} other v. or vj. tymes on horsbacke and so dyd the
lordes on eyther party eche to other and so dyd ryde hande in hande with
greate loue the space of a myle[8] and than they dyd lyght of theyr horses
and dranke eche to other the frensshe kyng dranke fyrst to our kyng and
whan they had dronke they embraced eche other agayne with great loue and
so rode towards Bulleyn our kynge on the ryght hande. And whan they came
within a myle of Bulleyn there mette with the kynges the Dolphyn beynge
accompanyed with his two bretherne the duke of Orliaunce and the count or
erle of Angolame very goodly chyldren and attendyng vpon them four
cardynalles with a M. horses very well beseen. And whan they came nere to
y{e} towne the frensshe kynge caused our mayster to tary whyles y{e}
gonshot was shotte whiche was herd fro Bulleyn. xx. englysshe myles of.
And so entered the towne where stode the captayn with the sowdyours in
good ordre and aboue them stode a hondred swytsheners of the frensh kynges
garde in theyr dublettes and theyr hosen of yelowe veluet cutte goodly
persons[9] and aboue them stode cc. of the frensshe kynges garde more
scottes and frensshmen in cotes of yelow blewe and crymsyn veluet beryng
halberdes in theyr handes and aboue them stode cc. gentylmen beyng in
theyr gownes well and rychely beseen euery man hauyng an ax[10] in theyr
handes and theyr captaines standyng by them. And so they taryed in Bulleyn
mondaye tuysdaye Wednesday and thursday all daye.[11] And for the greate
chere that was there no man can expresse it. For the kynges grace was
there enterteyned all at the frensshe kynges costes and charges. And euery
daye noble men of Fraunce desyred our nobles and gentylmen home to theyr
lodgynges