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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle at his comming to Prouince was ho|norablie receiued, and hauing doone the effect of his message, returned; and with him the earle of saint Paule, and the sonne and heire of the duke of Bur|bon were also sent as ambassadors from the French king, to conclude vpon the time and place of the mée|ting, with all the circumstances. Whervpon the king of England agréed to come to the towne of Mante, with condition that the duke of Burgognie, and o|ther for the French king should come to Pontoise, that either part might méet other in a conuenient place betwixt those two townes néere to Meulan. According to this appointment, K. Henrie came to Mante, where in the feast of Pentecost he kept a libe|rall house to all commers, and sate himselfe in great estate. Upon the which daie, either for good seruice al|readie by them doone, or for the good expectation of things to come,Creation of earles. he created Gascoigne de Fois, o|therwise called the captau or captall de Buef a vali|ant Gascoigne, earle of Longueuile; and sir Iohn Greie earle of Tankeruile, and the lord Bourchier earle of Ew.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this solemne feast ended, the place of enter|uiew and méeting was appointed to be beside Meu|lan on the riuer of Seine, where in a faire place eue|rie part was by commissioners appointed to their ground.Either part was appoin|ted to bring with them not past two thou|sand and fiue hundred men of warre as T [...]t. Liu. saith. When the daie of appointment approched, which was the last daie of Maie, the king of England accompanied with the dukes of Clarence, and Glo|cester, his brethren, the duke of Excester his vncle, and Henrie Beauford clerke his other vncle, which after was bishop of Winchester and cardinall, with the earles of March, Salisburie, and others, to the number of a thousand men of warre, entered into his ground, which was barred about and ported, wher|in his tents were pight in a princelie maner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Likewise for the French part came Isabell the French quéene,A treatie of peace. bicause hir husband was fallen into his old frantike disease, hauing in hir companie the duke of Burgognie, and the earle of saint Paule, and she had attending vpon hir the faire ladie Katharine hir daughter, with six and twentie ladies and damo|sels; and had also for hir furniture a thousand men of warre. The said ladie Katharine was brought by hir mother, onelie to the intent that the king of Eng|land beholding hir excellent beautie, should be so in|flamed and rapt in hir loue, that he to obteine hir to his wife, should the sooner agrée to a gentle peace and louing concord.

Seuen times the last being on the last day of Iune.

Titus Liuius.

But though manie words were spent in this treatie, and that they met at eight seue|rall times, yet no effect insued, nor any conclusion was taken by this freendlie consultation, so that both parties after a princelie fashion tooke leaue ech of o|ther, and departed; the Englishmen to Mante, and the Frenchmen to Pontoise.

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