Compare 1577 edition: 1 Diuerse other things were concluded at that pre|sent: for the king had caused not onelie the lords o [...] the spiritualtie, but also of the temporaltie to assem|ble here at London the same time, Enguerant. to treat speciallie of his iournie that he purposed to make shortlie into France: and herevpon meanes was made for the gathering of monie;Great prepa|ration for the French wars which was granted with so good a will both of the spiritualtie and temporaltie, that there was leuied the summe of thrèe hundred thou|sand markes English: and herewith order was gi|uen to gather a great hoast of men, thorough all his dominions. And for the more increasing of his na|uie, he sent into Holland, Zeland, and Frizeland, to conduct and hire ships for the transporting and con|ueieng ouer of his men and munitions of war, and finallie prouided for armour, victuals, monie, artille|rie, cariage, boates to passe ouer riuers couered with leather, tents, and all other things requisite for so high an enterprise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen hauing knowledge hereof, the Dolphin, who had the gouernance of the realme, bi|cause his father was fallen into his old disease of frensie, sent for the dukes of Berrie and Alanson, and all the other lords of the councell of France: by whose aduise it was determined, that they should not onelie prepare a sufficient armie to resist the king of England, when so euer he arriued to inuade France, but also to stuffe and furnish the townes on the frontiers and sea coasts with conuenient garri|sons of men: and further to send to the king of Eng|land a solemne ambassage, to make to him some of|fers according to the demands before rehearsed. The charge of this ambassage was committed to the earle of Uandosme, to maister William Bouratier archbishop of Burges, and to maister Peter Fre|mell bishop of Liseux, to the lords of Yvry and Bra|quemont, and to maister Gaultier Cole the kings secretarie, and diuerse others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These ambassadors accompanied with 350 hors|ses, passed the sea at Calis, and landed at Douer, Anno Reg. 3. Ambassadors out of France be|fore whose arriuall the king was departed from Windsore to Winchester, intending to haue gone to Hampton, there to haue surueied his nauie: but hearing of the ambassadors approching, he tarried still at Winchester, where the said French lords shewed themselues verie honorablie before the king and his nobilitie. At time prefixed, before the kings presence, sitting in his throne imperiall, the archbi|shop of Burges made an eloquent and a long orati|on, dissuading warre, and praising peace; offering to the king of England a great summe of monie, with diuerse countries, being in verie déed but base and poore, as a dowrie with the ladie Catharine in mari|age, so that he would dissolue his armie, and dismisse his soldiers, which he had gathered and put in a rea|dinesse.