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Hall's Chronicle 1420 is in Hall's Chronicle.
Kyng Henry heard gentely the Ambassadors and agreed to their request and desire, and so came to Maunte, where at the feast of Pentecost he kept a liberall hous to all commers, and sat hymself in greate estate. On which daie ether for good service before by them done, or for good expectacionof thynges to come, he created Gascon de Foys a valiaunt Gascoyn erle of Longeuile, and sir Ihon Grey was likewise made erle of Tankeruile, and the Lorde Bui shier Erie of Ewe. After this solempne feast ended, the place of the enteruieue and metyng was apoynted to be beside Meiaus on the riuer of Seyne, in a faire playne euery pane was by comissioners appoyncted to their grounde. The Frenchmen diched, trenched, and paled their lodgynges for feare of afterclappes: But the Englishmen had their parte only barred and ported. The kyng of Englande had a large tent of blewe veluet and grene richely cmbrodered with two deuises, the one was an Antlop drawyng in an horse mill, the othar was an Antlop sittyng in an high stage with a braunche of Olife in his roouthe: And the ten te was replenished and decked with this poysie. After lusie labours commeth victorious reste, and on the top and heigth of thesame was set a greate Egle of golde, whose iyes were of suche orient Diamondes that they glistered and shone over the whole felde.