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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 5 And as for the title or right of the duchie of Bri|taine,Britaine. which was in question betweene the earles of Blois and Mountfort, it was accorded, that both kings being at Calis, the parties should be called be|fore them, and if the two kings could not make them fréends, then should they assigne certeine indifferent persons to agree them, and they to haue halfe a yeeres respit to end the matter: and if within that terme those that should be so appointed to agrée them, could not take vp the matter betwixt the said earles, then either of them might make the best purchase for him|selfe that he could, by helpe of freends, or otherwise: but alwaies prouided, that neither of the kings nor their sonnes should so aid the said earles, whereby the peace accorded betwixt England and France, might by any meanes be broken or infringed. Also, to whe|ther of the said earles the duchie of Britaine in the end chanced to fall by sentence of iudges, or other|wise, the homage should be doone for the same vnto the French king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 All these ordinances, articles and agréements, with manie mo (which here would be too long to rehearse) were accorded and ratified by the instruments and seales of the prince of Wales on the one part, and of the duke of Normandie regent of France on the o|ther part, as by their letters patents then sealed fur|ther appeared, bearing date, the one at Loures in Normandie the sixteenth daie of Maie in the yeare of Grace 1360, and the other at Paris the tenth day of the same moneth, and in the yeare aforesaid. O|uer & beside this, both the said princes tooke on them a solemne oth, to see all the same articles and coue|nants of agreement throughlie kept, mainteined and performed. This doone, king Edward imbarked him|selfe with his foure sonnes and the most part of his nobles at Hunfleu the twentith daie of Maie,The king of England re|turneth home The earle of Warwike. and so sailed into England, leauing hehind him the earle of Warwike to haue the gouernement of all the men of warre which he left behind him, either in Gaien or in any other place on that side the sea.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There died in this iournie diuerse noble men of this land, as the earles of March and Oxford, Tho. Walsi [...]. The French king goeth o|uer to Calis. the lord Iohn Graie then steward of England, and the lord Geffrie de Saie, with diuerse other. The eight of Iu|lie next insuing, the French king hauing licence to depart, landed at Calis, and was lodged in the castell there, abiding till the king of England came thither, which was not till the ninth day of October next af|ter. On the foure and twentith daie of October, both the kings being in two trauerses and one chappell at Calis, a masse was said before them,The kings receiue a so|lemne oth to sée the p [...]ace performed. and when they should haue kissed the pax, either of them in signe of greater fréendship kissed the other, & there they were solemnelie sworne to mainteine the articles of the same peace; and for more assurance thereof, manie lords of both parts were likewise sworne to main|teine the same articles to the vttermost of their powers. Whilest these kings laie thus at Calis, there was great banketting and chéere made betwixt them.

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