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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest these victorious exploits were thus happi|lie atchiued by the Englishmen, and that the king laie still at Rone, in giuing thanks to almightie God for the same, there came to him eftsoones am|bassadours from the French king and the duke of Burgognie to mooue him to peace. The king min|ding not to be reputed for a destroier of the countrie, which he coueted to preserue, or for a causer of chri|stian bloud still to be spilt in his quarell,King Henrie condescendeth to a treatie of peace. began so to incline and giue eare vnto their sute and humble re|quest, that at length (after often sending to and fro) and that the bishop of Arras, and other men of honor had béene with him, and likewise the earle of War|wike, and the bishop of Rochester had béene with the duke of Burgognie, they both finallie agreed vpon certeine articles, so that the French king and his commons would thereto assent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now was the French king and the quéene with their daughter Katharine at Trois in Champaigne gouerned and ordered by them, which so much fauou|red the duke of Burgognie, that they would not for anie earthlie good, once hinder or pull backe one iot of such articles as the same duke should séeke to pre|ferre. And therefore what néedeth manie words, a truce tripartite was accorded betwéene the two kings and the duke,A truce tri|partite. and their countries, and order ta|ken that the king of England should send in the com|panie of the duke of Burgognie his ambassadours vnto Trois in Champaigne sufficientlie authorised to treat and conclude of so great matter. The king of England, being in good hope that all his affaires should take good successe as he could wish or desire, sent to the duke of Burgognie his vncle,Ambassadors from K. Hen|rie to the French king. the duke of Excester, the earle of Salisburie, the bishop of Elie, the lord Fanhope, the lord Fitz Hugh, sir Iohn Rob|sert, and sir Philip Hall, with diuerse doctors, to the number of fiue hundred horsse, which in the companie of the duke of Burgognie came to the citie of Trois the eleuenth of March. The king, the quéene, and the ladie Katharine them receiued, and hartilie welco|med, shewing great signes and tokens of loue and amitie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After a few daies they fell to councell, in which at length it was concluded,The articles of the peace concluded be|twéene king Henrie and the French king. that king Henrie of Eng|land should come to Trois, and marie the ladie Ka|tharine; and the king hir father after his death should make him heire of his realme, crowne and dignitie. It was also agréed, that king Henrie, during his fa|ther in lawes life, should in his stéed haue the whole gouernement of the realme of France, as regent thereof, with manie other couenants and articles, as after shall appeere. To the performance whereof, it was accorded, that all the nobles and estates of the realme of France, as well spirituall as temporall, and also the cities and commonalties, citizens and burgesses of townes, that were obeisant at that time to the French king, should take a corporall oth. These articles were not at the first in all points brought to a perfect conclusion. But after the effect and mea|ning of them was agréed vpon by the commissio|ners, the Englishmen departed towards the king their maister, and left sir Iohn Robsert behind, to giue his attendance on the ladie Katharine.

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