Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the duke of Burgognie heard that there was a peace in hand betwixt king Edward and the French king,The duke of Burgognie commeth in hast to the king of Eng|land. he came in no small hast from Lutzen|burgh, onelie accompanied with sixteene horsses into the king of Englands lodging, and began as one in a great chase sore to blame his dooings, declaring in plaine termes how dishonorable this peace should be vnto him, hauing atchiued nothing of that about the which he came. The king of England, after he had giuen him leaue to speake his fansie, answered him somewhat roundlie againe, openlie reproouing him for his promise-breaking and vncourteous dealing with him: where for his cause cheeflie he had passed the seas, and now found him not to keepe touch in a|nie one point which he had couenanted. ¶But to adde more weight to the matter in hand, A [...]r. Fl. ex Edw. Hall. fol. Ccxxxj. sith it was so se|riouslie debated betwéene the two potentats, let vs heare what talke historiens report to haue béene in|terchanged betwéene them. The king of England (saith mine author) not a little abashed both at the dukes sudden comming, and his fierce countenance, like one that would rather bite than whine, deman|ded of him the cause of his sudden comming. The duke sharpelie answered, to know whether he had ei|ther entered into anie communication, or onelie had absolutelie concluded a peace betwéene the French king and him. King Edward declared how that for sundrie and diuerse great and vrgent causes, touching as well the vniuersall publike wealth of the whole christianitie, as their owne priuate com|moditie and the quietnesse of their realmes, he and the French king had concluded a peace and ami|tie for terme of nine yeares, in the which were com|prised, as fellowes and fréends, both he and the duke of Britaine, requiring him to condescend and agrée to the same.
Oh Lord, oh saint George (quoth the duke of Bur|gognie) haue you thus doone in déed?
Haue you passed the seas, entered into France, and without killing of a poore flie, or burning of a séelie shéepecote, and haue taken a shamefull truce? Did your noble ancestor, K. Edward the third, euer make armie into France (as he made manie) in the which he did not either gaine victorie in battell, or profit in conquering ci|ties, townes, and countries? That victorious prince, as neere kin to me, as you to king Henrie the fift, I meane whose bloud you haue either rightfullie or wrongfullie (God knoweth) extinguished & destroied, with a small puissance entered into France, conque|red whole Normandie, and not alonelie conquered it, but peaceablie kept it, and neuer would either com|men or agrée to anie league, vntill he had the whole realme of France offered him; & was thereof made regent and heire apparant. And you without anie thing dooing, or anie honour or profit gaining, haue condescended to a peace, both as honourable and as profitable to you as a peasecod, and not so wholesome as a pomegranat. Thinke you that I either mooued you, or once intised you to take this iournie for my peculiar aduantage or commoditie (which of my power am able to reuenge mine owne causes, with|out helpe of others) but onelie to haue you recouer your old rights and possessions, which were from you both tortiouslie and wrongfullie withholden? And to the intent that you shall know that I haue no néed of your aid, I will neither enter into your league, nor take truce with the French king, till you be pas|sed the sea, and haue beene there thrée moneths.
When duke Charles had thus said, he furiouslie [...]hrew downe his chaire, and would haue departed. But the king him staid & said: