Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French kings mother as then regent of France, procured a safe conduct for an ambassador to be sent into England to treat of peace, and there|with sent Iohn Iokin called monsieur de Uaux, which (as yée haue heard) in the last yeare was kept secret in maister Larks house. By his procurement a truce was granted to indure from the thirtéenth of Iulie for fortie daies betwéene England and France both by sea and land.A truce be|twéene Eng|land & France for fortie daies. In the later end of Iulie came into England the chéefe president of Rone with suffi|cient authoritie to conclude anie agréement that should be granted. At his sute the king was conten|ted that a truce should be taken, to endure from the foureteenth of August, till the first of December. This yeare the king sent doctor Henrie Standish bi|shop of saint Asse,Ambassa [...] sent into Denma [...]. and sir Iohn Baker knight into Denmarke, to intreat with the nobles of that coun|trie for the reduction of their king Christierne to his realme and former dignitie: but the Danes hated him so much for his crueltie, that they could not a|bide to heare of anie such matter, and so these ambas|sadors returned without speeding of their purpose for the which they were sent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But the French ambassadors did so much both by offers and intreaties,A peace pro|clamed be|tweene Eng|land & Frãce. that the king condescended to a peace, which being concluded, was proclamed in London with a trumpet the eight of September. By the couenants of this peace the king of Eng|land should receiue at certeine daies twentie hun|dred thousand crownes, which then amounted in ster|ling monie to the summe of foure hundred thousand pounds sterling, of which one paiment of fiftie thou|sand pounds was paid in hand. In October were sent into France,The ladie re|gent sworne to performe the articles of the league. sir William Fitzwilliam treasu|ror of the kings house, and doctor Tailor, as ambas|sadors from the king of England to the ladie regent, whome they found at the citie of Lion, where, of hir they were honorablie receiued: and in their presence the said ladie regent tooke a corporall oth in solemne wise, and according to the custome in such cases vsed, to performe all the articles and couenants passed and concluded in the league and treatie of peace by hir commissioners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The emperour was nothing pleased, in that the king of England had thus concluded peace with the Frenchmen, and therefore the English merchants were not so courteouslie dealt with, as they had béene afore time.A winters death. In this winter was great death in Lon|don, so that the terme was adiourned: and the king kept his Christmasse at Eltham,The still Christmasse. with a small num|ber, and therefore it was called the still Christmasse. ¶In Ianuarie was a peace concluded betwixt the realmes of England and Scotland for thrée yeares and six moneths. The cardinall about this time com|ming to the court, which then laie (as before yée haue heard) at Eltham, tooke order for altering the state of the kings house.The cardina [...] altereth the state of the kings hous|hold. Manie officers and other seruants were discharged, and put to their pensions and annu|ities. In which number were fourescore and foure yeomen of the gard, which before hauing twelue pence the daie with checke, were now allowed six pence the daie without checke, and commanded to go home into their countries. Diuers ordinances were made at that season by the cardinall, touching the gouernance of the kings house, more profitable than honorable, as some said, and were called long after,The statutes of Eltham. The statutes of Eltham.