Compare 1577 edition: 1 N. Triuet. Nicholas Triuet, writing hereof, declareth the be|ginning of this warre to be on this manner. The English merchants being diuerslie vexed vpon the seas, made complaint to the king for losse of their merchandize. The king sent Henrie Lacie earle of Lincolne vnto the French king,Henrie earle of Lincolne. instantlie requi|ring, that by his assent there might some waie be prouided with speed by them and their councell, for some competent remedie touching such harmes and losses by sea as his people had susteind. In the meane time whilest the earle taried for answer, a nauie of the parts of Normandie conteining two hundred ships and aboue, being assembled togither, that they might the more boldlie assaile their enimies, and the more valiantlie resist such as should encounter them, sai|led into Gascoigne, determining to destroie all those of their aduersaries that should come in their waie. But as these Normane ships returned backe with wines, glorieng as it were that they had got the rule of the sea onelie to themselues, they were assailed by thréescore English ships, which tooke them, & brought them into England the friday before Whitsunday: all the men were either drowned or slaine, those one|lie excepted which made shift to escape by botes. The newes hereof being brought into France, did not so much mooue the king and the councell to woonder at the matter, as to take thereof great indignation.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Ambassadors were appointed to go into England which on the behalfe of the French king, might de|mand of king Edward restitution of those ships and goods thus taken by his subiects, and conueied into his realme, without all delaie, if he minded to haue any fauour in the French court touching his affairs that belonged to his countrie of Gascoigne. The king of England hearing this message,The bishop of London sent with an an|swer vnto the French king. tooke there|in deliberation to answer, and then sent the bishop of London, accompaned with other wise and discréet persons into France, to declare for answer vnto the French king and his councell as followeth; that is,

Whereas the king of England hath his regall court without subiection to any man, if there were there|fore any persons that found themselues hurt or in|damaged by his people, they might come to his court, and vpon declaration of their receiued iniu|ries, they should haue speedie iustice, and to the end they might thus doo without all danger, whosoeuer minded to complaine, he would giue vnto them a safe conduct to come and go in safetie thorough his land: but if this waie pleased not the French king, then he was content there should be arbitrators cho|sen on both sides, who weieng the losses on both parts, might prouide how to satisfie the complaints: and the king of England would for his part enter in|to bonds by obligation to stand to and abide their or|der and iudgement herein, so that the French king would likewise be bound for his part, and if any such doubt fortuned to arise, which could not be decided by the said arbitrators, let the same be reserued vnto the kings themselues to discusse and determine, and the king of England vpon a sufficient safe conduct had, would come ouer to the French K. if he would come downe vnto any hauen towne néere to the sea coast, that by mutuall assent an end might bée had in the businesse: but if neither this waie should please the French king nor the other, then let the matter be committed to the order of the pope, to whom it apperteined to nourish concord among christian princes; or bicause the see was as then void, let the whole colledge of cardinals or part of them take order therein, as should be thought necessarie, that strife and discord being taken awaie and remo|ued, peace might againe flourish betwixt them and their people, as before time it had doone, and bring with it the blessings therevpon depending; namelie, althings that may make an happie & fortunat state, according to the nature of peace, whereof it is said,

Pax est cunctorum mater veneranda bonorum,

Fit sub pace forum, fit felix cultus agrorum,

Pax pietas mentis, pax est pincerna salutis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French councell weied nothing at all these of|fers, and would not so much as once vouchsafe to giue an answer to the English ambassadors ear|nestlie requiring the same. Finallie, the French K. sent vnto the citie of Anion, which is knowne to be|long vnto the dutchie of Guien, where he there caused the king of England to be cited to make his appeerance at Paris, at a certeine daie,The king of England ci|ted to appéere to answer to the iniuries and rebellions by him doone in the countrie of Gascoigne, at the which daie when he appéered not, the French king sitting in the seat of iudgement in his owne proper person, gaue sen|tence there against the king of England,Sentence giuen against the king of England. for ma|king default, and withall commanded the high co|nestable of France to seize into his hands all the du|chie of Guien, and either to take or to expell all the king of Englands officers, souldiers, and deputies, which were by him placed within the said duchie. The king a little before had sent thither a valiant knight, named the lord Iohn saint Iohn, which had furni|shed all the cities, townes, castels, and places, with men, munition, and vittels, for defense of the same. Anno Reg. 22.