apoynted in y^e best maner y^t hath ben sene in any suche serimony. The quenes grace wasshed y^e archbisshop of Canterbury sayd grace. Than y^e nobles were set to the table therw^h came y^e quenes seruice w^h y^e seruyce of tharch bysshop a certayne space thre men with the quenes grace seruyce. Before y^e said seruyce came y^e duke of Suffolke high constable y^t day and stewarde of y^e feest on horsbacke and meruaylously trapped in aparell w^h rychesse. Than w^h hym came y^e lorde Wyllyam Hawarde as depute to y^e duke of Norfolke in y^e rome of y^e marshal of Englande on horsbacke. The erle of essex caruer. Therle of Sussex sewer. Therle of Darby cupberer. Therle of Arundell butteller. The visconte lysle panter. The lorde Bray awmoner. These noble men dyd theyr seruyce in suche humble sorte and fassyon that it was wonder to se the payne and dylygence of them beynge suche noble personages. The seruyce borne by Knyghtes whiche were to me to longe to tell in order the goodly seruyce of kyndes of meate with their deuyses from the hyest vnto the lowest there haue not ben sene more goodlyer nor honorablyer done in no mannes dayes. There was foure tables in y^e great hall alonge the sayde hall. The noble women one table syttyng al on y^e one syde. The noble men an other table. The mayre of London an other table w^h his bretherne. The barons of the portes with y^e mayster of the chauncery the fourth table. And thus all thynges nobly and tryumphantly done at her coronacyon her grace retourned to Whyte hall with great ioy and solempnyte and the morowe was great iustes at y^e tylte done by xviij. lordes and knyghtes where was broken many speares valyauntly: but some of their horses wolde nat come at their pleasure nere unto the tylte whiche was displeasure to some that there dyd ronne.

Cum Priuilegio.

Footnotes:

[1] I believe the woodcut represents Henry VIII. although the horsecloth has a fleur de lys on it, and not the Tudor rose; probably Henry wore the fleur de lys in compliment to Francis.

[2] The title of the Second Edition is as follows:—

The Maner of the
Tryumphe at Caleys and Bulleyn.
The second pryntyge with more addicions as it was
done in dede.

Cum Priuilegio Regali.

[3] In the Museum copy are two MS. Latin lines:

“Congressus lector fuma et fœdera Regum
Et quas vix credas pretiosas perlege pompas.”

[4] In the Second Edition, the text begins with:

“The names of the noble men of Fraunce.

Fyrst the frensshe Kynge.[A]
The kynge of Nauerne.[B]
The Dolphyn Duke of Brytayne Frauncys.
The duke of Orlyaunce Henry.
The duke of Angoulesme Charles.
The duke of Vendosme Charles.
The duke of Guyse.[C]
The duke of Longouille.[D]
The cardynall of Burbon.
The cardynall of Lorrayne.[E]
The legate and cardynall chaunceler of Fraunce Antony de prayt.[F]
The cardynal tournon.[G]
The cardynal gramond.[H]
The marques of Lorayne de pont.
The marques of Rochelyne.
The two sonnes of the duke of Uendosme.
The sone of the duke of Guyse conte damualle.[I]
The conte of saynt Poule Frauncys de Burbon.
The conte of Neuers.
The conute[J] Loys de Neuers conte danseore.
The lorde marshall seigneur de Floraynge.
The lorde myrepois marshall de la foy.[K]
The conte de porsean.
The conte de bresne.
The conte de tonnore.[L]
The conte de sensare.
The conte de grant pre.
The conte d’apremont.
The lorde greate mayster Anne de momerancy.[M]
The lorde admarald Philyp Schabbot.[N]
The lorde grand esquyer Galliot.
The prynce of molse.
The conte de tande.[O]
The conte de villars.[P]
The conte de estampes Johan de la berre.