The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-10
CHAPTER Xxx.

~ 10 II came to pass that Mary
I>I was married unto Louis and
lEzT-sl went down into France.
ls6J IAgain the editor takes the
liberty OF substituting Halls quaint
account OF Mary's journey to France.l
Then when all things were redy for the
'conueyauncc Of this noble Ladye. the
kyng her brother In the moneth Of Au-
guste and the xV daye. with the quene his
wife and his sayde sister and al the court
came to Douer and there taryed. for the
wynde was troblous and the wether fowle.
In so muche that shippe Of the kynges
called the Llbeck of Ike tonne was
dryuen a shore before Sangate and there
brase & OF vi q. men scantely escaped
iIiC and yet the most part OF them were
hurt with the wrecke- When the wether
was fayre, then al her wardrobe. stable.
and riches was shipped. and such as were
appoyncted to geve their attendance on
her as the duke OF Norfolke. the Marques
of Dorset the Bysshop of Durham. the
Earle OF Surrey. the lorde Delawar. sir
Thomas Bulleyn and many other knights.
SQuyers. gentlemen * ladies. al these went
to shippe and the sayde ladye toke her
leaue Of the Quene In the castell of Douer.
and the king brought her to the sea syde.
and kissed her. and betoke her to GOD
and the fortune OF the sea and to the
gouernaunce of the French king her hus-
band Thus at the hover of foure of the
clock in the morenynge thys fayre ladye
toke her shippe with nj her noble COM
paignie: and when they had sayled
quarter OF the see. the wynde rose and
seuered some of the shippes to Cayles.
and some In Flaunders and her shippe
with great difficultie to Bulleyn. and with
great jeopardy at the entrying Of the
hauen. for the master ran the shippe hard
on shore. but the botes were redy and
receyued this noble ladye. and at the
landyng Sir Christopher Garnysha stode
| in the water and toke her In his armes.
and so caryed her to land. where the
Duke of Vandosme and a Cardynall with
many estates receyued her. and her ladies.
and welcommed all the noble men into the
countrey. and the quene and all her
trayne came to Bulleyn and ther rested.
and from thence she remoued by dyuerse
lodgynges tyll she came all most within
iii miles of Abuyie besyde the forrest Of
Arders and ther kynge Loyes vppon q
create courser met her. (which he so 'onge
desiredD but she toke her way righte on.
not stopping to conurse- Then he re-
| turned to Abuyle by a secret waye. & she
was with create triumphe. procession q
| pagfantes receyued into the toune OF
| Abuyle the VIII day of October by the
Dolphin. which receyued her with create
honor. She was appeareilled In cloth OF
| siluer. her horse was trapped In gold
smythes work very rychly. After her fol-
Il a
ped with crymsyn veluet. embraudered:
| after the followed one charyott Of cloth of
tyssue, the secondc clothe of golde and
| the third Crymsyn veluet embraudered
| with the kynges armes & hers. full of
| roses. After them followed a great nom-
ber of archers and then wagons laden
i with their stuf. Create was the riches In
i plate, iuels. money. and hangynges that
| this ladye brought into France The
Moday beyng the daye OF Sayncte Denyce
Il the same kynge Leyes married the lady
Mary In the create church of Abuyle
| bottle appareled In soldesmythes woorke
i After the masse was done ther was 6
i create banket and fest and the ladyes OF
/ England highly entreteyned-
The Tewesdaye beyng the daye OF Oc-
| tober all the Englishmcn except a fews
that wer officers with the sayde quens
| owe for theim. for some had serued heI
longe in the hope OF preferment and som'
| that had honest romes left them to seru'
her and now they wer out Of seruice
which caused the to take thought In 81
| much. some dyed by way returning. ane
some fell mad but ther was no remedy
After the English lordes had done thel
commission the French kynge wyiled thu
to take no lenger payne & so gaue Il
theim good rewardes and they toke thel
leaue OF the quene and returned
Then the Doiphyn OF Fraunce calles
| Frauncys duke OF Valoys. or Fraunceyi
dAngouleme. caused a solempne iustes &
be proclaymed. which shoulde be kept II
Parys in the moneth OF Noueber next en-
| suyng. and while al these thinges wer
| prepearyng. the Ladye Mary. the ". day
OF Noueber. then beying Sondaye wa
| with create solempnitee crowned Queei
| Of Fraunce In the monasterye OF Saync
Denyce. and the Lorde DOLPHIN. who wa
| young. but very toward. al the seasol
| held the crowune ouer her he'd. because
/ rraa n
Mime. Mary took her time. since
more deliberate journey bride neve
made to waiting bridegroom. She wa
a study during this whole period. Weep
ing and angry by turns She, who ha'
never known a moments illness In al
her days. took TO her bed upon two oc
casions from sheer antipathetic nerv
| business. and would rest her head upo
James breast and cry out little. hal
articulate prayers to God that sh
might not kill the man who was he
husband when they should meet.
When we met the king about leagu
this side of Abbeville. and when Mar
beheld him with the shadow of deaf
upon his brow. she took hope, for sh
Il
hands, so manifestly weak was he
mentally and physically. AS he cam
: up she whipped her horse and rode b
him at a gallop. sending me back wit
D.. word that he must not be so ardent
4 that he frightened her. poor, tlmid III
' tie thing. so afraid of-nothing in tn
, world! This shocked the French cour
iers. and one would think would hay
offended Louis. but he simply CRIME
from ear to ear. showing his yello'
fangs. and said whimperingly: 'Oh, tn
I / game is worth the trouble. Tell he
Il majesty l wait at Abbeville."
/ The old king had ridden horse
meet his bride in order that he migi
appear more gallant before her. but
litter was waiting to take him back
Abbeville by n shorter route. and the
!. We're married again in person.
y Again n quotation from Hall is SUI
n stituted:
Mondaye the vi daye of Noueber tn