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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, the emperour being aduerti|sed of the whole matter, and of the articles afore men|tioned, gaue knowledge to king Richard by the bi|shop of Elie at his returning backe, that this forme of peace nothing liked him, but rather made direct|lie to his discontentment: the which least he might séeme to saie without sufficient ground of reason, he alledged, that it should sound to king Richards di|shonour, if he surrendred and gaue vp anie thing that he had not in possession.The emperor dissuadeth the king from a|gréeing to the peace. And to encourage him to recouer those things which had beene taken from him, [...]he emperour pardoned him of the seauen|téene thousand marks of siluer, which yet remained behind due to him for the kings ransome. Howsoe|uer the matter passed the two kings met not in the octaues of all saints, according to the appointment, although they were [...], and approched verie néere to the pla [...]e where they should haue communed togi|ther but through the dissimulation of the French|men, they departed, without seeing one another, and [...] began the warre as fiercelie as at anie time before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king tooke the towne of Diep,The warre [...] begun afresh. which king Richard had latelie repared, and burned it, with the ships that harbored [...] the hauen: after this, com|ming to Isoldun, he wan the towne and besieged the castell But king Richard aduertised thereof, came with quicke spéed (making of thrée daies iournie but one) and entred into the castell of Isoldun to defend the same against his aduersaries:The has [...] which king Richard made and foorthwith there resorted such numbers of men vnto him, when they heard how he was besieged, that the French king doubting how to retire from thence in safetie, made suit first to haue licence to depart, and after when that would not be granted, he required at the leastwise to talke with the king of England about some agréement.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherevnto king Richard condescended,The 2 kings againe talke togither of peace, and so comming togither, they concluded vpon a truce to indure from that daie, being saturdaie next after the feast of saint Nicholas, vnto the feast of saint Hila|rie next insuing, and then to méet againe néere vnto Louiers with their councels, that they might grow by some reasonable way vnto a finall peace and con|cord. And according to this article, shortlie after the same feast of S. Hilarie, they met at Louiers, where finallie they were accorded to conclude a peace on these conditions,The conditi|ons of peace concluded be|twixt the two kings. Matth. Paris that the French king should release to the king of England Isoldun, with the countrie about, woon by him sith the beginning of these wars; likewise, all the right which he had in Berrie, Au| [...]ergine, and Gascoigne, and the countie of Al|bemarle. On the other part, Matth. West. the king of England should resigne Gisors, and certeine other places, and namelie Ueurine or Ueulquesine vnto the king of France.

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