Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king receiued them verie honorablie, and banketted them right sumptuouslie, shewing to them iusts and Martiall pastimes, by the space of thrée daies togither, in the which iusts the king him|selfe, to shew his courage and actiuitie to the Eng|lishmen, manfullie brake speares and lustilie tourni|ed. When the triumph was ended, the English am|bassadors, hauing a time appointed them to declare their message admitted to the French kings pre|sence, required of him to deliuer vnto the king of England the realme and crowne of France, with the entier duchies of Aquiteine, Normandie and An|iou, with the countries of Poictiou and Maine. Ma|nie other requests they made: and this offered with|all, that if the French king would without warre and effusion of christian bloud, render to the king their maister his verie right & lawfull inheritance, that he would be content to take in mariage the la|die Katharine, daughter to the French king, and to indow hir with all the duchies and countries before rehearsed: and if he would not so doo, then the king of England did expresse and signifie to him, that with the aid of God, and helpe of his people, he would re|couer his right and inheritance wrongfullie with|holden from him, with mortall warre, and di [...]t of sword. Abr. Fl. out of In Ang [...]. c [...]p. sub He [...]. [...]. ¶This in effect dooth our English poet com|prise in his report of the occasion, which Henrie the EEBO page image 547 fift tooke to arrere battell against the French king: putting into the mouthes of the said king of Eng|lands ambassadors an imagined speech, the conclusi|on whereof he maketh to be either restitution of that which the French had taken and deteined from the English, or else fier and sword. His words are these,

—raptum nobis aut redde Britannis,

Aut ferrum expectes, vltrices insuper ignes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Frenchmen being not a little abashed at these demands, thought not to make anie absolute answer in so weightie a cause, till they had further breathed; and therefore praied the English ambassa|dors to saie to the king their maister, that they now hauing no opportunitie to conclude in so high a mat|ter, would shortlie send ambassadors into England, which should certifie & declare to the king their whole mind, purpose, and intent. The English ambassadors returned with this answer, making relation of eue|rie thing that was said or doone. King Henrie after the returne of his ambassadors, determined fullie to make warre in France, conceiuing a good and per|fect hope to haue fortunate successe, sith victorie for the most part followeth where right leadeth, being aduanced forward by iustice, and set foorth by equi|tie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And bicause manie Frenchmen were promoted to ecclesiasticall dignities, as some to benefices, and some to abbeies and priories within the realme, and sent dailie innumerable summes of monie into France, for the reléefe of their naturall countrimen and kinsfolke, he therefore in fauour of the publike wealth of his realme and subiects, Thom. Wall. It is not like that in this councell wri|ters meane y^e parlement that was ad|iorned from Leicester to Westminster, where it be|gan in the oc|taues of saint Martin, in this second yeare 1415. in a councell called at London, about Michaelmas, caused to be ordei|ned, that no stranger hereafter should be promoted to anie spirituall dignitie or degree within this realme, without his especiall licence, and roiall con|sent; and all they that should be admitted, should find sufficient suerties, not to disclose the secrets of this realme to anie forren person, nor to minister aid or succour to anie of them with monie, or by anie other meanes. This was confirmed in a conuocation cal|led at the same time by the new archbishop of Can|turburie.