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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king, Anno Reg [...] vnderstanding how his subiects were handled at Burdeaux by the French kings com|mandement EEBO page image 873 in breach of the league, [...] French [...]bassador is [...] before [...] councell. the French am|bassadour was called before the councell, and the car|dinall laid sore to his charge, that contrarie to his pro|mise at all times on the French king his maisters behalfe, affirming that he ment nothing but peace and amitie to be obserued in all points with the king of England: yet now the English merchants had not onelie their goods staied at Burdeaux, but also they and their factors were laid in prison, in full breach of all peace and amitie afore time concluded. The ambassadour in woords so well as hée could ex|cused his maister, but in the end hée was comman|ded to keepe his house: and the French hostages that were appointed héere to remaine for the monie to be paid for the deliuerie of Tornaie, were com|mitted vnto the safe kéeping of the lord of Saint Iohns, sir Thomas Louell, sir Andrew Windsor, and sir Thomas Neuill, euerie of them to haue one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herewith also, all the Frenchmen in London were arrested,The French| [...] in Lõdon [...] arested a [...]d put to [...] fines. [...] committed to prison, and put to their fines: but they were more courteouslie vsed than the Englishmen were in France. For after they had béene in durance ten daies, they were set at libertie, vpon finding suerties to appeare before the maior, or else before the councell at a certeine daie, and to paie the fine vpon them assessed, which fine the king par|doned to diuerse of the poorest sort. But in compari|son of the Scotish nation,If the Scots [...] England [...]p [...]ehended [...]. fined you would haue said, the Frenchmen were in small displeasure: for not one|lie those that were borne in Scotland, but also diuers northernmen borne, within English ground, for en|uious spite called Scots, were apprehended, impriso|ned, and grieuouslie fined, although some of them by streict inquirie tried to be Englishmen, escaped without paieng the fine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were sent to the sea, vnder conduct of sir William Fitz Williams viceadmerall,The nauie [...]. twentie & eight goodlie ships well manned and trimmed for the warres, & seuen other ships were sent toward Scot|land, which entered the Forth, and proffered to enter the Scotish ships that laie in the hauens: but the Scots ran their ships aland, and the Englishmen followed with boats, landed, and set the ships on fire, & at Leith tooke certeine prisoners, which they brought into England; and still the kings great nauie kept the narrow seas: for then was neither peace betwixt England and France, nor open warres. The king vnderstanding that the emperor would come to Ca|lis, so to passe into England, as he went towards Spaine, appointed the lord marquesse Dorset to go to Calis, there to receiue him, and likewise the lord cardinall was appointed to receiue him at Do|uer.

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