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

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englysshe myles of. And so entered (i) the towne,
where stode the captayn with the sowdyours, in
good ordre and above them stode a hondred
swytsheners of the frensh kynges garde in theyr
dublettes and theyr hosen of yelowe velve culte,
goodly persons, and above them stode CC of the
frensshe kynges garde, more cottes andfrensshmen,
in cotes of yellow blewe and crymsyn velvet,
beryng halberdes in theyr handes and above them,
stode CC gentylmen beyng in theyr gownes, well
and rychely beseen ; every man havyng an ax (2) in
theyr handes and theyr captaines standyng by them.
And so they taryed in Bulleyn, Mondaye, Tuysdaye,
Wednesday and Thursday, ail daye (3). And as for
the greate chère that was there, no man can express it,
For the kynges grâce was there enterteyned, ail at
the frensshe kynges coste and charges. And every
daye, noble men of Fraunce desyred our nobles and
gentylmen home to theyr lodgynges, where as they
founde theyr houses rychely hanged, greate cupbordses
of plate, sumptuous fare, with syngyng and
(1)Entred, d'après la 2eédition.
(2)A batayle ax, d'après la 2eédition.
(3)La 2« édition ajoute ici : The tuysday beynge ye
secondeday of hys there beyng, the frensshekyng gave our
kyng ryche apparayle,wrought with nedelle werke, pyrled
[fringed]w[it]hgolde, in ye whichelyke apparayle bothe ye
kynges went to our lady chyrche in Bulleyn. And at that
tyme,our kyng obtayned rolease and lyberte of the frenssh
kyng for ail prysoners, at that tyme beynge prisoners in
Bulleyn.And inlykewyse,dyd the frensshkyng in Caleysof
our kyng and mayster, at his there beynge,and obtayned
grâce for ail banysshedmen, whichewolde make sute for
theyr pardon.And to esteme y' rich traverses [bas rideaux]
y' were inBulleyn,at our lady chyrche,and inCaleys,înour
lady chyrche,in lykewyse for bothe the kynges, the riche
ordynauncesand provysyonfor the same, it ts to mochefor
to wryte. And as for the greate chère, etc.,commeci-dessus.