Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen hauing knowledge hereof, the Dolphin, who had the gouernance of the realme, bi|cause his father was fallen into his old disease of frensie, sent for the dukes of Berrie and Alanson, and all the other lords of the councell of France: by whose aduise it was determined, that they should not onelie prepare a sufficient armie to resist the king of England, when so euer he arriued to inuade France, but also to stuffe and furnish the townes on the frontiers and sea coasts with conuenient garri|sons of men: and further to send to the king of Eng|land a solemne ambassage, to make to him some of|fers according to the demands before rehearsed. The charge of this ambassage was committed to the earle of Uandosme, to maister William Bouratier archbishop of Burges, and to maister Peter Fre|mell bishop of Liseux, to the lords of Yvry and Bra|quemont, and to maister Gaultier Cole the kings secretarie, and diuerse others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These ambassadors accompanied with 350 hors|ses, passed the sea at Calis, and landed at Douer, Anno Reg. 3. Ambassadors out of France be|fore whose arriuall the king was departed from Windsore to Winchester, intending to haue gone to Hampton, there to haue surueied his nauie: but hearing of the ambassadors approching, he tarried still at Winchester, where the said French lords shewed themselues verie honorablie before the king and his nobilitie. At time prefixed, before the kings presence, sitting in his throne imperiall, the archbi|shop of Burges made an eloquent and a long orati|on, dissuading warre, and praising peace; offering to the king of England a great summe of monie, with diuerse countries, being in verie déed but base and poore, as a dowrie with the ladie Catharine in mari|age, so that he would dissolue his armie, and dismisse his soldiers, which he had gathered and put in a rea|dinesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When his oration was ended, the king caused the ambassadors to be highlie feasted, and set them at his owne table. And after a daie assigned in the fore|said hall, the archbishop of Canturburie to their ora|tion made a notable answer, the effect whereof was, that if the French king would not giue with his daughter in mariage the duches of Aquiteine, An|iou, and all other seigniories and dominions some|times apperteining to the noble progenitors of the king of England, he would in no wise retire his ar|mie, nor breake his iournie; but would with all dili|gence enter into France, and destroie the people, waste the countrie, and subuert the townes with blood, sword, and fire, and neuer ceasse till he had reco|uered his ancient right and lawfull patrimonie. The king auowed the archbishops saieng, and in the word of a prince promised to performe it to the vttermost.