Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 For whilest he went about with faire words, cour|teous letters, and swéet promises to beare the king of England in hand to labour a peace betwixt him and the Britains, he inforced his whole puissance to subdue them, and besieged the citie of Nants. And on the other part, the duke of Orleance being with drawne to the duke of Britaine,The duke [...] Orleance p [...]|taker with the duke of Britaine. and one that r [...]led most about him, had no liking to heare of peace, but did what he could to hinder it. The English ambas|sador Christopher Urswike (hauing thus passed from the French king to the duke of Britaine, and backe againe to the French king) returned shortlie after into England, and shewed vnto king Henrie what he had doone betwixt them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Immediatlie after came to the French king the lord Bernard Daubeneie a Scot borne, which on the French kings behalfe required K. Henrie to make some maner of end of those Brittish warres, whatso|euer it were. King Henrie being desirous of the same, sent ouer againe into France, Iohn the abbat of Abingdon, sir Richard Edgecombe knight, and the forenamed, Christopher Urswike, with full and per|fect commission & long instructions how to procéed, in driuing of some agréement betwixt the French|men and the Britons. These orators (according as they had in commandement) first went vnto the French king, and after they had communed with him, sir Richard Edgecombe, and Christopher Urs|wike departed streight to the duke of Britaine, in full hope to conclude a peace, vpon such offers and ar|ticles as they had to propone vnto him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But all their hope was vaine, for the duke refu|sed to agree vpon anie such articles and conditions as they offered; and so without concluding anie thing with the duke, they returned backe into France; and from thence signified to the king of England by let|ters all that they knew, or had doone. But in the meane time, Edward lord Wooduile,Edward lord Wooduile a [...]|deth the duke of Britaine without the kings cõsent vncle to the quéene, sued to king Henrie that he might haue a power of men appointed to him, with the which he would steale priuilie ouer without licence or passe|port, so that euerie man should thinke that he was fled the realme, without knowledge of the king, for that no warre should arise by his meanes betwixt the realmes of France and England, and yet should the duke of Britaine be aided against the power of the Frenchmen, which sought to vanquish him, that they might ioine his countrie vnto the dominion of France: which in no wise ought to be suffered, consi|dering what annoiance & hurt the same might bring to the realme of England in time to come.