Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Upon the daie of the first session, the cardinall of S. Crosse declared to the thrée parties the innumera|ble mischeefes, that had followed to the whole state of the christian common-wealth by their continuall dis|sention and dailie discord, exhorting them for the ho|nour of God, & for the loue which they ought to beare towards the aduancement of his faith and true reli|gion, to conforme themselues to reason, and to laie a|side all rancor, malice and displeasure; so that in con|cluding a godlie peace, they might receiue profit and quietnesse heere in this world, and of God an euerla|sting reward in heauen. After this admonition, and diuerse daies of communication, euerie partie brought in their demands, which were most contra|rie, and farre from anie likelihood of comming to a good conclusion.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen would that king Charles should haue nothing but what it pleased the king of Eng|land, and that not as dutie, but as a benefit by him of his méere liberalitie giuen and distributed. The Frenchmen on the other part would that K. Charles should haue the kingdome franklie and fréelie, and that the king of England should leaue the name, armes, and title of the king of France, and to be con|tent with the dukedomes of Aquitaine and Nor|mandie, and to forsake Paris, and all the townes which they possessed in France, betwéene the riuers of Some and Loire, being no parcell of the duchie of Normandie. To be bréefe, the demands of all parts were betwéene them so farre out of square, as hope of concord there was none at all.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cardinals séeing them so farre in sunder, min|ded not to dispute their titles, but offered them reaso|nable conditions of truce and peace for a season, which notwithstanding, either of frowardnesse, or of disdaine on both parts, were openlie refused. Inso|much that the Englishmen in great displeasure, de|parted to Calis, and so into England. ¶One writer affirmeth, that they being warned of a secret conspi|racie mooued against them, suddenlie departed from Arras, and so returned into their countrie. But what cause so euer hindered their accord and vnitie (sith this and that may be surmized) certeine it is, Abr. Fl. that the onelie and principall cause was, for that the God of peace and loue was not among them, without whom no discord is quenched, no knot of concord faste|ned, no bond of peace confirmed, no distracted minds reconciled, no true fréendship mainteined: for had he beene among them, their dissenting and waiward willes had sounded the swéet harmonie of amiable peace, which of all things that God hath bestowed vpon man is the verie best, and more to be set by than manie triumphs, as the poet excellentlie well saith:
—pax optima rerumSil. Ital. lib. 11.Quas homini nouisse datum: pax vna triumphisInnumeris potior, pax custodire salutemEt ciues aequare potens.