Compare 1577 edition: 1 Letters pa|tents.The king of England certified hereof, sent his let|ters patents, directed vnto all his officers and mini|sters in Gascoigne, commanding them to obeie in all things the French kings pleasure. These letters patents were first sent vnto the earle of Lancaster, that he might cause them to be conueied into Gas|coigne when he should sée time. The earle hauing re|ceiued those letters, doubting whether the French K. would obserue the agreement which the queenes had made and concluded, or not; required of them that he might heare the French king speake the word, that he would stand vnto that which they had conclu|ded. Wherevpon in the presence of the said earle and his wife Blanch queene of Nauar, mother to the French queene, also of the duke of Burgoigne, Hugh Ueere sonne to the earle of Oxenford, and of a chapline called sir Iohn Lacie, the French king pro|mised by the faith of a prince, that he would fulfill the promises of the said quéenes, and the couenants by them accorded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon a knight of the earles of Lancaster, called sir Geffrey de Langley,Sir Geffrey Langley. was spéedilie sent in|to Gascoigne with letters from the French king, directed to the conestable, to call him backe againe from his appointed enterprise. And the foresaid chap|leine sir Iohn Lacie was sent also thither with the letters patents of the king of England, directed vn|to his officers there, in forme as is aboue mentioned, whervpon the lord Iohn saint Iohn the king of Eng|lands lieutenant in Gascoigne, vnderstanding the conclusions of the agreement, sold all such prouisions as he had made and brought into the cities, townes, and fortresses for the defense of the same, and depar|ting out of Gascoigne, came towards Paris to re|turne that waie into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French kings mind changed.But behold what followed; suddenlie by the eni|mie of peace was the French kings mind quite changed. And where the king of England was come vnto Canturburie, and kept his Easter there, that immediatlie vpon the receipt of the safe conduct he might transport ouer the seas, and so come to Ami|ens,His vniust dealing. according to the appointment made by the agree|ment; now not onelie the safe conduct was denied, but also the first letters reuocatorie sent vnto the co|nestable to call him backe, by other letters sent after were also made void, and he by the latter letters ap|pointed to kéepe vpon his iournie, so that the conesta|ble entring into Gascoigne with a power, found no resistance, the capteins and officers submitting them selues with the townes and fortresses at his pleasure according to the tenor of the letters patents latelie to them deliuered. All the officers and capteins of the fortresses were brought to Paris as captiues and pledges.