Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then were the English merchants in Spaine at|tached, and their goods put in safetie,English mer|chants staied in Spaine. till it might be knowne how the emperours subiects were ordered in England. Then likewise were all the ships of the emperours subiects here arrested: and in sembla|ble maner all the Englishmen and their goods and ships were arrested by the ladie regent in the low countries. The common people in England much lamented, that warre should arise betwéene the em|perour and the king of England, speciallie bicause the emperours dominions had holpen and reléeued them with graine in time of their necessitie & want. But cheefelie this matter touched merchants which hanted the emperors dominions. Yet at length were those of the low countries set at libertie, and their goods to them deliuered, in fauour of intercourse of EEBO page image 906 merchandize. But forsomuch as the Spaniards were still deteined, the ladie regent also deteined the ships and goods of the English merchants though she set their persons at libertie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 By this meanes the trade of merchandize was in maner fore let here in England,The incõmo|ditie rising of lacke of inter|course for tra|ficke. and namelie the clothes laie on their hands, whereby the common|wealth suffered great decaie, and great numbers of spinners, carders, tuckers, and such other that liued by clothworking, remained idle, to their great impo|uerishment. And as this warre was displeasant to the Englishmen, so was it as much or more displea|sant to the townes and people of the low countries, & in especiall to the townes of Antuerpe & Barrow, where the marts are kept. So that at length there came ambassadours from the ladie regent, the which associating themselues with don Hugo de Mendoza ambassadour for the emperour, came to the king at Richmond the twentie and ninth of March, and there mooued their sute so effectuallie,An abstinence of war gran|ted vpon sute made to the king of Eng|land. that an abstinence of warre was granted, till time that a further com|munication might be had: and vpon this point let|ters were sent into Spaine, France, and Flanders, and so this matter continued vntill answers were brought from thense againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The emperours ambassadours intreated not so earnestlie to mooue the king to haue peace with their maister, but the French ambassadours sollicited the king as earnestlie to enter into the warre against him, and suerlie they had the cardinall on their side. But yet the king wiselie considering with other of his councell, what damage should insue therby vnto his subiects, and speciallie to the merchants and clo|thiers, would not consent so easilie to the purpose of the Frenchmen, though he had twentie thousand pounds sterling out of France, of yearelie pension, to continue fréend & alie to the French king. But he protested euer that he would sée the relme of France defended to his power, and studie no lesse to haue a peace concluded, which might be as honourable to the French king as to himselfe, and beneficiall vnto their people, of whome by warres, might be made both slaughter and bloudshed, which are compani|ons vnseparable of battell; as the poet well saith:

Hinc breuiter dirae mortis aperta via est.