and to Carry èff the king, but they faw nothing of them. They were eleven days and nights at fea, and on the twelfth they arrived at Sandwich, where they difembarked md took up their quarters in the town and neighbourhood. They remained there two days to refrelh themfelves, and, on the third, let out and came to Canterbury. When the king of England was informed of their arrival, he gave orders for the citizens of London to make fuch preparations .as were fuitable to re-ceive fo great a prince as the king of France. Upon which they all drefled themfelves very richly in companies, and the different manufactories of cloth appeared with various pageants. The king and prince /remained one day at Can-terbury^ where they made their offerings to the Ihrine of St. Thomas. _ 1 * . On the morrow, they rode to Rochefter, where they repofed themfelves. The third day they came to Dartford, and the fourth to London, where they were received with every honor and.diftinélion, as indeed they had been by all the chief towns on their road. ' * The king of France, as he rode through London, was mounted on a white fteed, with very rich fur-niture, and the* prince of Wales on a little black hackney by his fide. He rode through - London thus accompanied to the palace of the Savoy, which was part of the inheritance of the duke of Lan*-cafter. Vot. IL • Bb • - There 309