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

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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Anon after the returne of the duke of Lancaster, and other the ambassadors that had béene at Amiens, a councell of the lords and chiefe states of the realme was called at Stamford,A councell at Stamford. the which (as if it had béene vnto a parlement) there came foorth of euerie good towne certeine persons appointed to deliberate and take aduise in so weightie a matter, as either to con|clude vpon peace, or else vpon warre. But in the end they brought little or nothing to passe, sauing that they agréed to haue the truce to indure for twelue moneths longer: both kings sware to obserue the same, afore such as were appointed to sée their othes receiued.The duke of Gelderland commeth into England. About the same time came the duke of Gel|derland into this realme, being the kings cousine, a right valiant and hardie gentleman: he was hono|rablie receiued and welcomed of the king, and of his vncles, the dukes of Lancaster and Glocester. This duke of Gelderland counselled the king not to con|clude peace, either with the Frenchmen or Scots,The duke of Gelderland dissuadeth the king from peace with the French and Scots. ex|cept vpon such conditions as might be knowne to be both profitable and honorable to him and his realme, promising that if he had occasion to make warre a|gainst either of those two nations, he would be rea|die to serue him with a conuenient power of men at armes of his countrie. After he had béene here a time, and highlie feasted and banketted, aswell by the king as other great estates of the realme, he retur|ned home, not without diuerse rich gifts.

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