1896-1898 Tome 18 - Ouvrages anciens sur Saint-Omer (Pas-de ...

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dyngfelde, withinthe englysshe pale, thre[e] myles.
Then the frensshe kynge taryed for our mayster
the space of an houre or two, the frensshe kynge
beynge accompanyed with the kynge of Naverne,
the cardinal of Loreyn, the Duke of Vandome and
with dyverse other noblemen, well and rychely
appoynted, beynge of lyke nombre as our kyng was
of, thatisto saye, VI hondred psonnes(i). There was
the lovyngest metyngthatever was seen; for theone
embraced ye other V or VI tymes on horsbacke and
so dyd the lords on eyther party eche to other and
so dyd ryde, hande in hande, with greate love, the
sj>ace of a myle(2).
And than theydyd 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 love and so
rode towards Bulleyn, our kynge on the ryght
hande. And whan they came within a myle of
Bulleyn, they mette with the kynges, the Dolphyn
beynge accompanyed with his two bretherne, the
duke ofOrliaunce andthecountorerleofAngôlame,
very goodly chyldren ; and attendyng upon them,
four cardynalles with a M. horses very well beseen.
And whan they came nere to ye towne, the frensshe
kynge caused our mayster to tary, whyles ye
gonshot was shotte, whiche was herd fro Bulleyn XX
(1)Persons.
(2)La 2' édition insère ici: « At ye metyng of the two
noble kynges,there were sacres and'sacrett'escast of and
dyverse tlyghtes.Two kytes were beten downe which were
sooryng in y' ayrew[it]lïsuch lyke pastyme,whichegreatly
pleasedal[l| the nobles on bothe partyes. »