Alfo at Muterel. A Latin Oration. his Lodging; but all his Train were lodg'd in the high bafe Town. The next Day, after he had heard Mafs, he rode to Muterel, where he was in like manner faluted by the Worfhipful of the Town, all in Livery alike, where also a learn'd Oration was made to him in Latin, which his Grace answer'd again in Latin: And, as he enter'd in at the Gate, there was a Canopy of Silk, imbroider'd with like Letters as his Men had on their Coats; and, when he was alighted, his Foot-men had it as due to their Office. There was Pageants alfo made Pageants for Joy of his coming, who was call'd in the French Tongue, whither ever he rode or came, Le Cardinal de Patifagus, and in Latin Cardinalus Patifagus, who was accompani'd all that Night with the Gentlemen of the Country thereabouts. made for Joy. His Enter tainment The next Day he took his Journey toat berile. Wards Abovile, where he was in like manner entertain'd, and convey'd into the Town, and moft honourably welcom'd with divers kinds of Pageants, both coftly and wittily contriv'd to every turning of the Streets, as he rode thro' the Town, having a Canopy born over him, richer than at Muterel, and fo convey'd him to his Lodging, Lodging, which was a fair House, newly built with Brick; at which House the French King Louis was married to the King's Sifter, which was married after to the Duke of Suffolk. In this Town of Abovile he remain'd eight or nine Days, where reforted unto him divers of the French King's Council, every Day continually feafting, and entertaining him and the other Lords. At the time of his departing out of the Town, he rode to a Castle beyond the Water, call'd by fome, Le Channel Percequeine, ftanding and adjoining to the faid Water upon a great Hill and Rock, within the which there was a College of Priefts; the Situation whereof was much like to the Castle of Windfor in England,and there he was receiv'd with a folemn Proceffion, conveying him firft to the Church, and then to the Castle upon the Bridge over the Water of Some, where King Edward the Fourth met with the French King, as you may read at large in the Chronicles of England. Lord and miens to My Lord was no fooner feated in his I left my] Lodging, but I heard, that the French rode to 4King would come that Day to the City fee the of Amiens, which was not above fix En- King. F 2 glifo First came glish Miles from thence; and being defirous to fee his coming thither, I took with me two of my Lord's Gentlemen, and rode prefently thither; and, being but Strangers, we took up our Lodging at the Sign of the Angel, directly over-against the Weft-door of the Cathedral-Church de Noftre Dame, where we ftaid in expectation of the King's coming: And about Madam Four of the Clock came Madam Regent, Regent. the King's Mother, riding in a very rich Charriot, and with her within was the Queen of Navarre, her Daughter, attended with a hundred or more of Ladies and Gentlewomen following, every one riding upon a white Palfrey; allo her Guard, Two Days which was no fmall Number. And withKing, at in two Days after the King came in with a great Shot of Guns; and there was divers Pageants made only for Joy of his and Scot coming; having about his Perfon, and before him, a great Number of Noblemen and Gentlemen in three Companies: The firft were of Switzers and Burgonians, with Guns; the fecond were French Men, with Bows; the third were le Carpe-fall Scottish Men, who were more comely Perfons than all the reft; the French Guard and Scottish had all one Livery, being apparell'd with rich after the tended by Swizers, Burgonians, French tifb. rich Coats of white Cloath, with a rich Guard of Silver Bullion, of a handful broad : The King came riding on a rich Jennet, and did alight at the faid great Church, and was convey'd with Proceffion to the Bishop's Palace, where he was lodg'd. The next Morning I rode again to Picegueny, to attend upon my Lord; and, when I came, my Lord was ready to go on Horseback, to ride towards Amiens; and, paffing on his Way, he was faluted by divers noble Perfonages,making him; Orations in Latin; to whom my Lord made answer ex tempore. The Cardi nal pur on ments. Then was Word brought him, that the King was ready to meet him, wherefore he had no other Shift, but to light at an old Chappel, that stood hard by the High- rich Raiway, and there he newly apparell'd himfelf in rich Array; and fo mounted again upon another Mule, very richly trapped, with a Foot-cloath of Crimson-velvet,purled with Gold, and fring'd about the Edges, with a Fringe of Gold very costly, his Stirrops of Silver guilt, the Boffes of the fame, and the Checks of his Mule's Bit, were all guilt with fine Gold; and by that time he was mounted again in this gorgious manner, the King was come very near, with F 3 The French King and within less than an English Quarter of a ed And then the King advanc'd forwards, the Cardi- feeing my Lord do the like, and in the Mid-way they meet, imbracing each other They with amiable Countenances. Then came into the Place all Noblemen and Gentlemen on both Parts, who made a mighty Prefs. Then the King's Officers cry'd, Penant march, the de la vant; March, march: So the King, with the Lord Cardinal on his right Hand, Cardinal on the King's right hand, róde |