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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this, it was agréed, that Odet de Fois, com|monlie called monsieur de Lawtrech,Monsieur de Lawtrech. should go into Italie with a puissant armie to procure the popes deliuerance, & expell the emperours power out of all the partie of Italie, if he refused such reasonable of|fers & articls of agréement as were drawen, & should be exhibited to him.Sir Robert Ierningham. In this armie went sir Robert Ierningham, Iohn Carew of Hakam, & 80 other English gentlemen, which were sent by the cardi|nall from Amiens. When the armie was assembled, the cardinall deliuered the monie which he had brought out of England with him in barrels, with the which the armie was paid two moneths before hand, & the surplusage was deliuered to sir Robert Ierningham, which was called treasuror of the wars. This armie was called in Latine,The name of the armie sent into Italie. Exercitus Angliae & Gallorum regum pro pontifice Romano liberando congregatus, that is to saie, The armie of the kings of England and France, gathered for the deliuerance of the bishop of Rome: and so was it reputed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time the English ambassadors, sir Francis Poins and Clarenceaux the herald, were come into Spaine, and there to the emperour in the towne of Uale Doliffe the sixt of Iulie deliuered EEBO page image 898 the kings letters, and further declared their message as they had in commandement.The empe|rours answer to the am|bassadors. The emperor made to them a courteous answer for that time, and said he would take counsell in the matter, and then shuld they receiue further answer, and in the meane time they might repose them. Within a daie or two after he called to him doctor Lée that was the kings am|bassadour legier there with him, & the said sir Fran|cis Poins, and said to them; My lords we haue per|ceiued the king your maisters demands, which are weightie and of great importance. Wherefore we intend with all spéed to write to the king our vncle, and when we haue receiued answer from him, we shall deliuer you of such things as you require, prai|eng you in the meane time to take patience.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The emperour protracted time of purpose, bicause he was loth to answer directlie to such grieuous and most irkesome complaints, bicause he gessed by the course of things that the French king would shortlie be constrained to agrée to those conditions of peace, which he at the first had offered. But the French king & the cardinall being togither at Amiens, amongst other things determined there betwixt them in counsell, deuised further what articles of offer should be sent to the emperour, which if he refused, then open defiance to be made vnto him in name of both the kings. The articles were these in effect.

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