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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After that,

A parlement called by the duke of Glo|cester the king being in France.

A peace con|cluded with the Scots.

a parlement was called by the duke of Glocester, in the which monie was assigned to be le|uied, and men appointed, which should passe ouer in|to France to the aid of the duke of Bedford, for the maintenance of the warres: bicause it was suspec|ted the truce would not long continue. During this parlement, Iames the king of Scots sent ambassa|dors to conclude a peace with the duke of Glocester, who (bicause the king was absent) referred the mat|ter to the thrée estates. After long consultation, not without great arguments, a peace was concluded. When the parlement was ended, the cardinall well furnished with men & monie, departed out of Eng|land, and came to Rone to the king, to whome also re|sorted the duke of Bedford from Paris, to consult of things not vnlikelie to follow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon a great councell was kept in the castell of Rone, and manie doubts mooued, and few weigh|tie things out of hand concluded. At length, after great disputation, with manie arguments ended, the dukes of Bedford and Yorke, and Edmund late earle of Mortaigne, and now (by the death of Iohn duke of Summerset, leauing behind him a sole daughter and heire, maried to the earle, and called Margaret after the countesse of Richmond) atteined to the name and title of duke of Summerset, approo|ued the reason of those, that held it expedient to haue an armie in a redinesse for defense, least the French|men suddenlie should attempt anie enterprise to the danger of the Englishmen, and losse of those townes and countries that were vnder them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When all things were agréed, king Henrie came to Calis, from thence to Douer;King Henrie returneth out of France in|to England. and so by easie iour|nies the one and twentith daie of Februarie to Lon|don, where he was triumphantlie receiued, and rich|lie presented, as in the chronicles of Robert Fabian it maie at large appeare. After that the king was de|parted into England, the duke of Bedford regent of France, and capteine of Calis, taried behind in the marches of Picardie, where he was informed cer|teine souldiers of Calis grudging at the restraint of woolles, began to murmur against the king and his councell, to some danger of the towne. The duke vp|on due examination had, caused diuerse to be put to death, and manie banished that towne and marches for euer.

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