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When he had accomplished his message and in|structions, the king of England and his councell highlie commended his audacitie, his toong, and his sobernesse, giuing to him in reward a faire gilt cup, with a hundred angels: deliuering him a safe con|duct according to his request and demand, with the which he with speed departed, hauing with him an English herald to bring a like safe conduct from the French king]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that the safe conducts were deliuered on both parts,Commissio|ners appoin|ted to treat of peace. the ambassadours met at a village beside A|miens. On the king of Englands side, the lord Ho|ward; sir Thomas Saintleger; doctor Morton after bishop of Elie, & chancellor of England, were cheefe. For the French king, the bastard of Burbon adme|rall of France; the lord Saint Pierre; & the bishop of Eureux called Heberge, were appointed as prin|cipall. The Englishmen demanded the whole realme of France, or at the least Normandie and whole A|quitaine. The allegations were proued by the Eng|lishmen, and politikelie defended by the Frenchmen, so that with arguments, without conclusion, the day passed, and the commissioners departed, and made relation to their maisters. The French king and his councell would not consent, that the Englishmen should haue one foot of land within France; but ra|ther determined to put him selfe & the whole realme in hazard and aduenture.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the next méeting the commissioners agréed vp|on certeine articles, which were of both the princes accepted and allowed. It was first accorded,Articles of a|gréement be|twéene king Edward and the French king. that the French king should paie to the king of England without delaie seauentie & fiue thousand crownes of the sunne; and yearelie fiftie thousand crownes to be paid at London during king Edwards life. And fur|ther it was agréed, that Charles the Dolphin should marrie the ladie Elizabeth, eldest daughter to king Edward, and they two to haue for the maintenance of their estates the whole duchie of Guien, or else fif|tie thousand crownes yearelie to be paid within the Tower of London by the space of nine yeares;Want of mo|nie procureth peace. and at the end of that terme, the Dolphin and his wife to haue the whole duchie of Guien, and of the charge the French king to be cléerelie acquit. And it was also concluded, that the two princes should come to an interview, and there take a corporall oth for the per|formance of this peace, either in sight of other.

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