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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such words spoken for the wealth of the king and his subiects, conuerted the kings mind to fansie peace, namelie by the grace of the Holie-ghost chéefe worker in this case. For it chanced on a daie, as he was marching not farre from Chartres,An hideous storme & tem|pest of wether there came such a storme and tempest of thunder, lightening, haile and raine, as the like had neuer béene séene by anie of the English people. This storme fell so hide|ous in the kings host, that it seemed the world should haue ended: for such vnreasonable great stones of haile fell from the skie, that men and horsses were EEBO page image 394 slaine therewith, so that the most hardie were aba|shed. There perished thousands thereby, as some haue written. Then the king remembring what reasona|ble offers of agréement he had refused, vpon remorse of conscience (as by some writers should appeare) as|ked forgiuenesse of the damage doone by sword and fire in those parts, and fullie determined to grant vn|to indifferent articles of peace, for reléefe of the chri|stian inhabitants of that land: and so shortlie after, by the good diligence of the commissioners on both parts,A peace con|cl [...]ded. an vnitie and finall peace was accorded, the conditions whereof were comprised in fortie and one articles, the chiefe whereof in effect were these.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The articles.1 First that the king of England should haue and enioy (ouer and beside that which he held alreadie in Gascoigne and Guien) the castell, Fabian. Froissard. citie, and countie of Poictiers, and all the lands and countrie of Poicton, with the fée of Touars, and the lands of Belleuille; the citie and castell of Xainctes, and all the lands and countrie of Xaonctonge on both sides the riuer of Charent, with the towne and fortresse of Rochell, with their appurtenances; the citie and castell of A|gent, and the countrie of Agenois; the citie and ca|stell of Piergort, and all the land and countrie of Pe|rigueux; the citie and castell of Limoges, and all the lands and countrie of Limosin; the citie and castell of Cahors, and the lordship of Cahorsin; the castell and countrie of Tarbe; the lands countrie and countie of Bigorre; the countie, countrie, and lands of Gaure; the citie and castell of Angolesme; and the countie, land, and countrie of Angolesmois; the citie, towne and castell of Rodaix; and all the countie, and coun|trie of Rouergne; and if there were in the du [...]ie of Guien any lords, as the earles of Foiz, Arminacke, Lisle, and Perigueux, the vicounts of Carmain, and Limoges, or other holding any lands within the fore|said bounds, it was accorded that they should doo ho|mage and other customarie seruices due for the same vnto the king of England.Homages and seruices.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 2 It was also agreed, that Calis and Guines, with the appurtenances, the lands of Montreuill on the sea with the countie of Ponthieu, wholie and entirelie should remaine vnto the king of England. All the which countries, cities, townes, and castels, with the other lands and seigniories, the same king should haue and hold to him and his heires for euer, euen as they were in demaine or fee, immediatlie of God, and frée without recognizing any maner souereingtie to any earthlie man. In consideration whereof, king Edward renounced all such claimes, titles and inte|rest as he pretended vnto any part of France, other than such as were comprised within the charter of co|uenants of this peace first agréed vpon at Bretignie aforesaid, and after confirmed at Calis, as appeareth by the same charter dated there the foure & twentith daie of October,The date of the charter of the peace. in the yeare of our Lord 1360.

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