title: The Entertainment of the French Ambassadors (The Fortress of Perfect Beauty)
title_page_title: A briefe decla<i>ratiõ of the shews</i>, deuices, speeches, and in<i>uentions,</i>
title_page_author: Collected, gathered, penned & published by Henry Goldwel, Gen.
title_page_performance: <i>done & performed</i> before the Queenes Maiestie, & the French Ambassadours, at the most valiaunt and worthye Triumph, attempted and executed on the Munday and Tuesday in Whitson weeke last, Anno 1581
title_page_imprint: <i>Imprinted at London, by Ro</i>bert  Waldegraue, dwelling without Temple-barre, neere vnto Sommerset-House.
paratext_dedication: "The Epistle" [<i>var</i>.: "Episte"] <i>to</i>: Rowland Brasebridge (<i>of Chepping Wycombe</i>); <i>from</i>: Henry Goldwell [A2r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Jul 1, 1581: Entered to Robert Waldegrave: "The Tryvmphe Shewed before the Queene and the ffrenche Embassadors".
stationer_additional_notes: Descriptions printed in black letter, speeches in roman and italic.
transcript_modern_spelling: a brief declaration of the shows devices speeches and inventions done and performed before the queen's majesty and the French ambassadors at the most valiant and worthy triumph attempted and executed on the Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun week last anno 1581 collected gathered penned and published by Henry Goldwell Gent. Imprinted at London by Robert Waldegrave dwelling without Temple bar near unto Somerset House