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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Then were sent ouer other ambassadors, as the lord Iohn de Sullie a Frenchman borne,The lord de Sullie sent into France in ambassage. and one maister Iohn de Shordich, but the lord Sullie had so strange interteinment for some displeasure which the French king conceiued against him, that if the French quéene had not the beter intreated for him, he had lost his head; and as for the other, he had also returned home without bringing any thing to passe, of that for the which he was sent. After this, the pope sent the archbishop of Uienna,The pope sendeth am|bassadors to the kings of England and France. and the bishop of O|range, to the princes of either realme, to exhort them to some agréement, but they could doo no good, and so taking monie of the cleargie for their expenses, they returned. After this, about the twentith daie after Christmasse, there was a parlement called at Lon|don, in the which the king required to haue the aduise of the lords, how he might worke for sauing, of the duchie of Guien, sore molested by the French. Hervp|on it was concluded,Other ambas|sadors sent o|ouer into France. that the bishops of Winchester and Norwich, and Iohn de Britaine earle of Rich|mond, should go ouer as ambassadors to the French king, who comming into France, after manie argu|mentations, allegations, and excuses, made on both parts, at length receiued a certeine forme of pacifica|tion at the French kings hands, with the which the bishop of Winchester was sent backe to England, the bishop of Norwich, and the earle of Richmond re|maining there, till it might be knowen how the king of England would like thereof.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie it was thought good, that the queene shuld go ouer to hir brother the French king,The quéene is sent ouer into France to talke with hir brother the French king. to confirme that treatie of peace vpon some reasonable conditi|ons. She willinglie tooke vpon hir the charge, and so with the lord Iohn Crumwell, & other foure knights, without any other great traine, taking sea, she landed in France, where of the king hir brother she was ioi|fullie receiued,A peace and concord a|gréed vpon. and finallie she being the mediatrix, it was finallie accorded, that the K. of England should giue to his eldest sonne the duchie of Aquitaine, and the countie of Pontieu, and that the French king re|ceiuing homage of him for the same, he should re|store into his hands the said countie, and the lands in Guien, for the which they were at variance, and for those countries which had beene forraied and spoiled, the earle of Aniou should fullie see him satisfied, as right did require.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anno Reg. 19. Upon the couenants the French king wrote his letters patents into England, and other letters also of safe conduct, as well for the sonne as for the king himselfe, if it should please him to come ouer him|selfe in person. Upon which choise great deliberation was had, as well at Langdon, as at Douer, diuerse thinking it best that the king should go ouer him|selfe: but the earle of Winchester and his sonne the lord chamberleine, that neither durst go ouer them|selues with the king, nor abide at home in his ab|sence, gaue contrarie counsell, and at length preuai|led so, that it was fullie determined that the kings el|dest sonne Edward should go ouer, which turned to their destruction, as it appeared afterward.

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