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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now whiles this treatie of peace was in hand, the lord Talbot, the lord Willoughbie, the lord Scales, with the lord Lisle Adam, and fiue thousand men of warre, besieged the towne of saint Denis with a strong band. The earle of Dunois hearing hereof, ac|companied with the lord Lohac, and the lord Bueill, with a great companie of horssemen hasted thither|wards to raise the siege, and by the waie incountred with sir Thomas Kiriell, and Matthew Or rather Goche. Gough, ri|ding also toward saint Denis, betwéene whom was a great conflict. But suddenlie came to the aid of the Frenchmen the garrison of Pont Meulan, which caused the Englishmen to returne without anie great harme or damage: sauing that Matthew Or Goche. Gough by foundering of his horsse was taken, and carried to Pont Meulan.