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rode towards Amiens; every English
Gentleman being accompani'd with ano-
ther of France: The Train of these two
great Princes was two Miles in length,
that is to fay, from the Place of their meet-
ing unto Amiens, where they were nobly
receiv'd with Guns and Pageants, until the
King had brought my Lord to his Lodging,
and then departed for that Night. The
King being lodg'd in the Bishop's Palace :
And the next Day, after Dinner, my Lord
rode with a great Train of English Noble-
men and Gentlemen unto the Court to the
King, at which time the King kept his
Bed, yet nevertheless my Lord came into
his Bed-chamber, where, on the other fide
of the Bed, fat the King's Mother, and on
the other fide, the Cardinal of Lorrain, ac-
compani'd with divers other Gentlemen of
France; and, after fome Communication,
and drinking of Wine with the King's
Mother, my Lord departed and return'd
to his own Lodging, accompani'd with
divers other Lords and Gentlemen.

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Days.

Thus continu'd my Lord at Amiens, and The King also the King 14 Days, feafting each other nal at divers times; and there, one Day at Mafs, the King and my Lord receiv'd the Holy Sacrament, as alfo the Queen Regent and

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the Queen of Navarre: After that, was determin'd, that the King and my Lord fhould remove, and fo they rode to They removed a City call'd Campain, which was more from Ami- than 20 Miles from Amiens; unto which pain. Town I was fent to provide Lodging for my Lord; and in my travel, I having occafion to flay by the Way, at a little Village, to fhoce my Horfe, there came to me a Servant from the Caftle,there perceiving me to be an English Man, and one of my Lord Legate's Servants (as they then call'd my Lord) defir'd me to go into the Caftle to the Lord his Mafter, whom he thought would be very glad to fee me; to whom I confented, because I defir'd Acquaintance with Strangers, especially with Men of Authority and honourable Rank; fo I went with him, who conducted me to the Castle, and at my firft entrance, I was among the Watch-men, who kept the first Ward, being very tall Men and comely Perfons, who faluted me very kindly; and knowing the Cause of my coming, they advertis'd their Lord and Mafter; and forthwith the Lord of the Caftle came out The King unto me, whofe Name was Monf. Crookeand Cardi-y, a Noble Man born; and, at his coming, to a Caffic. he imbrac'd me, faying, That I was hear

tily welcome,and thank'd me, that was fo gen-
so
tiel as to vifit him and his Castle; faying,
that he was preparing to meet the King, and
my Lord Cardinal, and to invite them to his
Caftle: And, when he had fhew'd me the
Strength of his Caftle and the Walls, which
were 14 Foot broad, and I had feen all the
Houses, he brought me down into a fair
inner Court, where his Jennet ftood ready
for him, with 12 other of the faireft Jen-
nets that ever I faw, especially his own,
which was a Mare; which Jennet, he told
me, he had 400 Crowns offer'd for her:
Upon these 12 Jennets were mounted 12
goodly Gentlemen, call'd Pages of Honour ;
they rode all bare-headed, in Coats of
Cloath of God, guarded with Black Vel-
vet, and they had all of them Boots of
red Spanish Leather.

nal's Servant nobly

Then took he his Leave of me, com- The Cardimanding his Steward, and other of his Gentlemen, to conduct me to his Lady to entertain'd. Dinner; fo they led me up to the Gatehoufe, where then their Lady and Mistress lay for the time that the King and the Cardinal should tarry there. And, after a fhort time the Lady Crookefly came out of her Chamber in the Dining-room, where I attended her coming, who did receive

me

me very nobly, like herself, fhe having a Train of 12 Gentlemen that did attend on her: Forafmuch (quoth fhe) as you are an English Gentleman, whofe Cuftom is to kiß all Ladies and Gentlewomen in your Country without Offence, yet it is not fo in this Realm; The Lady notwithstanding, I will be fo bold as to kiss you, and fofball you falute all my Maids. After this we went to Dinner, being as nobly ferv'd as ever I faw any in England, paffing all Dinner-time in pleafing Discourses.

falutes him

herself.

And, fhortly after Dinner, I took my leave, and was conftrain'd that Night to lye fhort of Campain, at a great wall'd Town call'd Moundrodrey, the Suburbs whereof my Lord of Suffolk had lately burn'd; and early in the Morning I came to Campain, being Saturday, and Marketday, where, at my firft coming, I took up my Inn over-against the Market-place, and being fet at Dinner in a fair Chamber that look'd out into the Street, I heard a great Noise and Clattering of Bills; and looking out, I faw the Officers of the Town bringing a Prifoner to Execution,and with a Sword cut off his Head. I demanded what was the Offence; they answer'd me, For killing of Red Dear in the Forreft near adjoining. And incontinently they held the

poor

poor Man's Head upon a Pole in the Market-place, between the Stag's Horns, and his four Quarters fet up in four Places of the Forrest.

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dinal, and

ged all in

Having prepar'd my Cardinal's Lodg. The French ings in the great Caftle of the Town, and Lord Carfeen it furnish'd, my Lord had the one the Queen half affign'd, and the King the other half; Regent lodand in like manner they divided the Gal- one Cafle. lery between them; and in the middeft thereof, there was made a ftrong Wall with a Window and a Door, where the King and my Lord did often meet and talk, and divers times go one to the other thro' the fame Door. Allo there was lodged in the fame Caftle Madam Regent, the King's Mother, and all the Ladies and Gentlewomen that did attend on her.

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with the

Not long after came the Lord Chancellor of France, a very witty Man, with all the King's grave Councellors, where they took great Pains daily in Confulta- nal fell out tion. At which time I heard my Lord Car Chancellor dinal fall out with the Chancellor of France, of France. laying to his Charge, that he went about to hinder the League, which was before his coming concluded upon, by the King our Soveraign Lord, and the French King their Mafter; infomuch, that my Lord

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