Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About this time king Henrie sent ambassadours vnto the French king, as Walter the archbishop of Rouen, Iohn bishop of Eureux, and William Mar|shall, to require restitution for the damages doone to him and his people. And furthermore, that if the French king refused to make restitution, then had they in commandement to declare defiance against him. Wherevnto the French king answered, that he would not giue ouer to make warre till he had Ber|rie, and the countrie of Ueuxin or Ueulgesine wholie in his possession. Wherefore king Henrie with a mightie armie (on the tuesdaie after the feast of the decollation of S. Iohn) entred into the realme of France, and burned manie townes and villages, ap|proching the same day néere to the towne of Maunt where the French king was thought to be. Now as it chanced, William de Berres and Drogo de Mer|lo encountred with Richard earle of Poictou and William de Mandeuille earle of Albemarle, so that William de Berres was taken by earle Richard, but by negligence of them that should haue taken héed to him, he escaped awaie vpon his page [...] horsse. The morrow after also, earle Richard departed EEBO page image 113 from his father towards Berrie, and vpon the thurs|daie the Welshmen burned manie villages,The Welsh|men. with the castell of Danuille that belonged to Simon Daneth, and tooke manie rich preies and booties. Also William Mandeuille earle of Albemarle burned a place called saint Clare, that was belonging vnto the demaine of the French king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But see, when the English were fullie bent to pro|secute the warres (with all extremitie) now in hand, there came messengers vnto king Henrie from the French king, requiring him that he would grant a peace to be had betwixt them, with promise that if he would condescend therevnto, that he should receiue by way of restitution all that the French king had now taken from him in Berrie. Herevpon they came to a communication betwixt Trie & Gisors, and when they could not agrée,The two kings come to a treatie. the French king cau|sed a great elme standing betwixt those two places to be cut downe, at which the kings of England and France were accustomed to méet when they treated of matters in controuersie betwixt them,An elme cut downe. swearing that from thencefoorth there should neuer be anie more méetings holden at that place.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Afterward, when the earle of Flanders and the earle of Blois with diuerse other earles and barons of the Realme of France, laid their armor aside, pro|testing openlie that they would not put on the same againe to make warre against any christian,A commenda|ble protestati|on and wor|thie to be noted. till they should returne from their iournie which they had vowed into the holie land, the French king destitute of men to serue him, made sute once againe to king Henrie, that they might méet and talke of peace, which was hardlie granted, and so they met on the morrow after saint Faithes daie, or the seauenth of October, at Chatellon, where they entreated of a forme of peace,Castellium. so that the French king should haue restored all that he had taken within the coun|tries belonging to king Henrie, and likewise Ri|chard earle of Poictou should deliuer vp vnto the earle of saint Giles (otherwise called earle of Tho|louse) all that he had taken from him since the breach of the last truce. But when king Henrie would not deliuer the castell of Pascie in pledge to the French king, they departed in sunder (as before) without any thing concluded. The king of France after this tooke the castell of Paiuell.