Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The dukes of Lancaster & Glocester sent [...]o Frãce to treat of a peace.The dukes of Lancaster and Glocester went o|uer vnto Calis, and downe to Bullongne came the dukes of Berrie and Burgognie. These noblemen were sufficientlie furnished with authoritie, to con|clude a perfect peace, both by sea and land, betweene the two realmes of France and England, and all their alies. The place appointed for them to treat in, was at Balingham, where tents and pauilions were pight vp, for the ease of both parties. They met there twise or thrise a wéeke, in a faire tent prepared for the purpose, about nine of the clocke in the forenoone. This was about the beginning of Maie. When they entered first into communication,The French comissioners would haue Calis raced to the ground. and had séene each others authoritie, one of the first demands that the Frenchmen made, was to haue Calis raced, in such wise, as there should neuer be anie habitation there after that time. The dukes of Lancaster and Gloce|ster answered herevnto, how they had no authoritie to conclude so farre, but that England should hold Calis still, as in demesne, and true inheritance; and therefore, if they purposed to enter any further in the treatie of peace, they should ceasse from that demand and speake no more thereof. When the dukes of Ber|rie and Burgognie heard their two cousins of Eng|land answer so roundlie, they spake no more of that matter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The demand of the English cõmissioners.Then the dukes of Lancaster and Glocester de|manded to haue restitution of all such lands as had béene deliuered, either to king Richard, or to king Edward the third, or to anie their deputies or com|missioners, and also to haue fullie paid the summe of florens that was left vnpaid, at the time when the warre reuiued betwixt England and France: and this the English lawiers prooued to stand with equi|tie and reason. But neuerthelesse, the lords and chan|cellor of France argued to the contrarie, and so a|grée they could not, insomuch as the Frenchmen re|quired, that if the Englishmen meant to haue anie conclusion of peace, they should draw to some neerer points.Order taken, that the de|mands on either side should be set downe in wri|ting, the bet|ter to be con|sidered of. At length, the foure dukes tooke order, that all their demands on either side should be set downe in writing, and deliuered to either partie interchangea|blie, that they might be regarded at length, and such as should be found vnreasonable, to be raced or re|formed. After they had communed togither diuerse times, and remained there fiftéene daies, they ap|pointed to aduertise the two kings of their whole doo|ings, and after nine daies space to meet againe. The French dukes rode to Abbeuile, where the French king then laie: and the English dukes returning to Calis, wrote to the king of England, of all the whole matter. The duke of Glocester was harder to deale with in each behalfe, concerning the conclusion of peace, than was the duke of Lancaster, for he rather desired to haue had warre than any peace, except such a one as should be greatlie to the aduantage and ho|nour of the realme of England: and therefore the commons of England vnderstanding his dispositi|on, agreed that he should be sent, rather than anie other.The English gentlemen mainteined by the French warres. For where in times past the Englishmen had greatlie gamed by the warres of France, as well the commons, as the knights and esquires, who had by the same mainteined their estate, they could not giue their willing consents, to haue anie peace at all with the Frenchmen, in hope by reason of the wars, to profit themselues, as in times past they had doone. The French king & nobles of France were great|lie inclined to peace, and so likewise was the king of England, & the duke of Lancaster.The [...] of the French+men. But the French|men were so subtill, and vsed so manie darke and co|loured words, that the Englishmen had much a doo to vnderstand them: which offended much the duke of Glocester. But neuerthelesse, at the daie prefixed, these foure dukes met againe at Balingham,The commis|sioners meet againe. and with the French lords came the king of Armenie, newlie returned into France foorth of Grecia, for in|to his owne countrie he durst not come, the Turkes hauing conquered it, the strong towne of Conich, which the Genowaies held, excepted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of Armenie would gladlie that peace might haue béene established betwixt France and England,The king o [...] Armenie. in hope to procure the sooner some aid of the kings to recouer his kingdome. But to conclude after that the dukes, and other with them associat as assistants, had diligentlie perused and examined the articles of their treatie,Obscure and doubt [...]ull words to be opened. they would not passe nor seale to anie, till all darke and obscure words were cléerelie declared, opened, and made perfect, so that no generall peace might be concluded. Notwith|standing, as Froissard saith,A truce for foure yeares betweene England and France. a truce for foure yeares space, vpon certeine articles was agreed to be kept as well by sea as by land. It was thought, that when they were at point to haue growne to agreement concerning manie articles, if the French king had not newlie fallen into his former disease of frensie, there had better effect followed of this treatie; but by occasion of his sicknesse, each man departed, before that anie principall articles could be fullie ordered and made perfect. The same time, sir Thomas Per|sie the yoonger was made lord warden of Burde|aux and Aquitaine.