The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 477)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On Christmasse day, a dolphin that came foorth of the sea vp the Thames vnto London-bridge, was es|pied of the citizens as he plaied in the water, and be|ing followed & pursued, with much adoo was taken. He was ten foot long,A dolphin ta|ken at Lon|don bridge. and a monstrous growne fish, so as the sight of him was strange to manie that be|held him. He was thought by his comming so farre into the landward, to foreshew such stormes and tem|pests as within a wéeke after did raginglie follow. Ye haue heard how the matter for a treatie of peace had béene first broched by the French king, by sending ambassadors to the king of England, to mooue the same. Which motion being throughlie con|sidered of the estates assembled in this last parle|ment, it was decréed, that it should go forward (as before ye haue heard) and so about Candelmasse, the lord Thomas Persie,Ambassadors sent to the French king to treat of peace. sir Lewes Clifford, and sir Ro|bert Briquet, with diuerse other in their companie, were sent ouer to the French king, and comming to Paris, found him lodgd in his house of Loure, where they declared to him the good affection of the king their maister toward peace. And the better to bring it to passe, they shewed that king Richards desire was to haue some place and time appointed for com|missioners to méet, with authoritie to treat and con|clude vpon articles, as should be thought expedient. The French king greatlie honored these ambassa|dors, in feasting and banketting them for the space of six daies togither, and for answer, concluded with them, that he himselfe, with his vncles and other of his councell, would be at Amiens by the middest of March next insuing, there to abide the king of Eng|lands comming, and his vncles, if it should please them thither to come.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The English ambassadors said there was no doubt, but that either the king himselfe, or his vncles shuld be there at the day assigned, with full authoritie to conclude anie agréement that should seeme reasona|ble, and so those ambassadors returned with great gifts presented on the kings behalfe to ech of them, sir Robert Briquet excepted,Sir Robert Briquet a Frenchman of king Richard his priuie chamber. vnto whome it séemed the French king bare no great good will, for that be|ing a Frenchman borne, he had euer serued the Na|uarrois or Englishmen, and was now one of king Richards priuie chamber. The king of England (as some write) was once minded to haue passed the seas himselfe,

The dukes of Lancaster & Yorke, the earls of Der|b [...]e and Hun|tington, the lord Thomas Persie, the bishops of Durham and London were sent o [...]er, as Fro [...]ssard saith.

A roiall am|bassage.

The duke of Lancaster, a prince of great renowme.

to haue met the French king at Amiens, at the time appointed, but finallie the duke of Lanca|ster, the bishop of Durham, and others, were sent thi|ther with a traine néere hand of a thousand horsses. At their comming into France, they were roiallie receiued: for the French king had made no lesse pre|paration for the duke of Lancasters comming, than if he had béene emperor. The duke of Lancaster ve|relie was estéemed to be a verie mightie prince, and one of the wisest and sagest princes in all christen|dome, in those daies; so that it séemed the French king reioised greatlie, that he might come to haue conference with him. There were with the French king héere at Amiens, his brother the duke of Thou|reigne; his vncles, the dukes of Berrie, Burbon, and Burgognie, & a great number of earles, lords, and other nobles of the realme of France. Before the Englishmens comming, for auoiding of strife and debate that might arise betwixt the English and French, a proclamation was set foorth conteining certeine articles, for the demeanor which the French men should obserue towards the Englishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest they there remained, all the English|mens charges were borne by the French king, from their setting foorth from Calis, till they came backe thither againe. As touching their treatie, manie things were proponed, diuerse demands made, and some offers, though to small purpose, for they tooke not effect, insomuch as they departed without con|cluding anie thing, further than that the [...]ruce which was to end at Midsummer next,

The truce prolonged for a yeare.

Thom. Wals.

was prolonged to continue one yéere more, that in the meane time, the lords and estates of the realme of England might as|semble, and with good aduise deliberate, whether it were more expedient to agrée vnto a determinate peace, or to pursue the doubtfull chances of warre. And such was the end of that roiall ambassage, to the furnishing foorth whereof, the king demanded an aid as well of the abbats and priors, as of the cities and good townes through the whole realme.

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