Maurice Scève The Entry of Henri II into Lyon September 1548 ooeOievAL & ReMAissAMce xexTS & sxaôies Volume 160 Renaissance Triumphs and Magnificences New Séries • Volume 5 GeneralEditor Margaret M. McGowan Maurice Scève The Entry of Henri II into Lyon September 1548 A Facsimile with an Introduction by Richard Cooper CDeDievAL & RewAissAMce Te;x:Ts & STuOies Tempe, Arizona 1997 ® Copyright 1997 Arizona Board of Régents for Arizona State University Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scève, Maurice, 16th cent. [Magnificence de la superbe et triumphante entrée de la noble et antique citéde Lyonfaicte autreschrestien roydeFrance Henrydeuxiesme] The entry of Henri II into Lyon : september 1548 / Maurice Scève ; a facsimile with an introduction by Richard Cooper. — & & p. cm. (Médiéval Renaissance Texts Studies ; 160) Original text in Middle French, with critical matter in English. Includes bibliographical références. ISBN 0-86698-200-0 (alk. paper) 1. Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559. 2. Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort ofHenryII, King ofFrance, 1519-1589. 3. Royalvisitors— France—Lyon. 4. Visits of state—France—Lyon—History—16th century. 5. Lyon (France)—History, I. Cooper, Richard, 1947- . H. Title. III. Séries. DC114.3.S285 1996 944'.028'092-dc20 96-13271 CIP This book was edited and produced by MRTS at SUNY Binghamton. This book is made to last. It is set in Garamond, smythe-sewn and printed on acid-free paper to library spécifications. Printed in the United States ofAmerica Table ofContents Introduction vi TABLE OF CONTENTS F. M.'s livret of the Florentine comedy: 249 Particolare descrittionedélia Comediafatta recitare inLionelaNatione Fiorentina a richiesta di sua Maestà Christianissima. The first printed bulletin: 177 Le grand triumphefaict à l'entrée du Treschrestien et tousiours victo- rieux Monarche, Henry second de ce nom, Roy de France, en sa noble ville et citéde Lyon. Et de la Royne Catherine son espouse. Appendices Contemporary accounts of the entry Manuscript: A. Giorgio Conegrani 301 B. GiuHo Alvarotto 315 C. Francesco Giustiniano 320 D. Bartolommeo Pantichiati 321 E. Jean Guéraud 322 Printed: F. Denis Sauvage 325