For,The French king compla [...]|neth vpon the emp [...]rour to the messen|gers sent from the pope and the Ue|netians. after he had receiued them with manie de|monstrations and offices of court, he interteined them seuerallie and apart with sundrie spéeches of compassion, such as tended to manifest complaints against the inhumanitie of the emperour: who he said did neuer administer to him during his capti|uitie, anie one office apperteining to the ranks of a prince, nor at anie time shewed himselfe touched with that affection and commiseration which one prince ought to expresse in the calamities of another: and much lesse would vse anie course of common comfort, either to relieue the heauinesse of his condi|tion with anie propertie of apt consolation, or once to enter into consideration, that the same accident that had fallen vpon him, might also be as heauilie heaped vpon his owne head. In this complaint, he alleaged the example of Edward king of England called of some Edward Long-shanke. To whome when was presented as prisoner Iohn king of the Frenchmen,The king of England al|ledged by the French king as a preside [...] of humanitie in the case of a captiue king. taken by the prince of Wales his son in the battell of Poitiers, he did not onelie receiue him with great comfort and compassion of his afflic|ted case, but also, all the time of his imprisonment within the realme of England, he let him go at liber|tie vnder a frée gard.

Furthermore he had dailie familiar conuersati|on with him, he would oftentimes haue him to ac|companie him on hunting, to communicate in the o|pen aire and solace of the field, and was not curious to call gim to eat with him at his table. And by these humanities much lesse that he lost his prisoner, or ranged him to an accord lesse fauourable; but of the contrarie, by the operation of those graces and good offices, there grew betwéene them such a familiaritie and confidence, that the French king, after he had continued manie yeares in France, made a volun|tarie voiage into England, to honour and gratifie vnder that propertie of office, the liberalitie and frankenesse of the king. He alleged that as there was onelie remembrance of two kings of France that had beene taken prisoners in battell, king Iohn and himselfe, so the diuersitie of the examples was also worthie of singular memorie, séeing vpon the one was exercised all facilitie and mildnesse of the victor, and to the other were ministred all those ri|gours and seuerities, which tyrants in the height and pride of their fortune are woont to vse. Herevn|to he added manie circumstances discouering the discontentment of his mind, wherevpon insued prac|tises wherewith the emperour was not well pleased To EEBO page image 891

To be short, after that this peace was accorded, and the French king deliuered, the emperour maried the ladie Isabell daughter to Emanuell king of Portugall, and had with hir eleuen hundred thousand ducats. Thus farre the French affaires intermixed (as you heare) with our owne, and verie needfull to be added, which here we will end, and returne to England.]