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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The dukes of Aniou, Berrie, Burgognie, and Burbon, brethren to the late king, and vncle to his sonne the yoong king, hauing the gouernance of the realme vnder him, sent six hundred speares with all spéed to strengthen them of Naunts, which defended the citie in such wise from the puissance of the Eng|lishmen, who enuironed the same with a strong s [...]ege, that in the end, bicause the duke came not to them (according to his promise) the siege was raised the morrow after New yeares daie,The siege at Naunts bro|ken vp. two moneths and foure daies after the same was first laid. The duke of Britaine would gladlie haue come to the siege of Naunts, in strengthening of the English host, but he could not persuade his lords to aid him in anie such enterprise. And therefore now that the earle of Buckingham had broken vp his siege, he caused him to be lodged in the citie of Uannes, & his men abroad in the countrie, some here, and some there, acquiting himselfe as well towards them as he might.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But suerlie the hearts of the Britains were won|derfullie changed, and in no wise would consent to haue anie warre with the Frenchmen, if anie reaso|nable peace might be concluded. For manie that ha|ted the father, bare good will and heartie loue to|wards the sonne, whose yoong yeares and great to|wardnesse allured the hearts of manie to wish him well. Hervpon was meanes made for a peace, which by the duke of Aniou his consent (who bare the grea|test rule in France in that season) a finall accord was made,A peace be|twixt the French king and the duke of Britaine. betwixt the yoong king and the duke of Bri|taine, so that the duke should come and doo his ho|mage vnto the French king, and sweare to be true and faithfull vnto him:The article [...] of the peace. also that he should rid the Englishmen out of his countrie, and helpe them with ships and vessels to transport them home into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Buckingham, when he vnderstood of this peace, was not a little displeased in his mind, considering that the duke of Britaine had delt so vn|iustlie with him and his nephue the king of Eng|land. But the duke still excused him by his subiects, as though if he had not thus agreed, he should haue beene in danger to haue lost his heritage of that countrie. Finallie, the earle after he had ships proui|ded for his passage, the eleuenth of Aprill departed out of Uannes, and came to the hauen where his ships laie, and so went aboord in like maner as oth [...]r of his men did from other hauens, and shortlie after (when the wind serued) tooke the sea and returned in|to England,The earle of Buckingham returned into England. sore displeased with the duke of Bri|taine for his great vntruth and dissimulation (as he tooke it) notwithstanding all excuses to cloake the matter by him alledged.

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