where as they founde theyr houses rychely hanged greate
cupbordes of plate sumptuous fare with syngyng and playenge of all kyndes
of musyke. And also there was sent vnto our lodgynges great fare with all
maner of wynes for our seruantes and our horsmeet payd for and al at theyr
charges. And euery day y{e} frensshe kyng had at dyner and souper with
hym certayne noble men of Englande. And the kynges grace had in lykewyse
certeyn of theyr nobles at dyner and souper during y{e} tyme of theyr
beyng at Bulleyn. And this contynued with as great chere and familiarite
as myght be. And as concernyng ladyes and gentylwoman there[12] was non
there. And on frydaye folowynge the kynges came to Caleys. And the dolphyn
with the cardynalles and all theyr gentylmen brought the kynges vnto y{e}
place where they fyrst mette and than departed. The frensshe king had
great cariage[13] for there came ccc. mules laden w{h} stuffe. And[14]
whan they came to Caleys they were saluted with great melody what with
gonnes and all other instrumentes and the ordre of the towne it was a
heuenly syght for the tyme First at Newnam bridge. iiij. c. shotte at the
blockhous. xl. shot at Rycebanke toure. iij. c. shot within y{e} towne of
Caleys. ij. m. shot great and small besydes the shyppes it was all
nombered. iij. m. shot. And at Bulleyn by estymation it past not. cc. shot
but they were great peces. Also for the ordre of the towne there was set
all seruynge men on the one syde in tawny cotes and sowdyours on the other
syde all in cotes of reed and blewe with halberdes in theyr handes. And so
the kynges came ryding in the myddes and so the frensshe kynge went to
staple hall which is a pryncely hous and vpon saterday bothe the kynges
rode to our lady chyrche to masse. And at after noone[15] bothe theyr
counselles sate togyder. And vpon sondaye both y{e} kynges herde masse in
theyr lodgynges. And at after-noone the kynge of Englande went to Staple
hall to the frensshe kynge and there was bothe bere baytynge and
bulbayting tyll nyght. And at nyght the frensshe kynge souped with our
kynge and there was greate bankettynge. And after souper[16] there came in
a maske mylady marques of Penbroke[17] my lady Mary[18] my lady Darby my
lady Fitzwater my lady Rocheford my lady Lislie and my lady Wallop
gorgyously apparayled with visers on theyr faces and so came and toke the
frensshe kynge by the hande and other lordes of Fraunce and daunced a
daunce or two. And after tha