Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, such as were to go vnto the generall councell holden at Constance,The councell of Constance. were named and ap|pointed to make them readie: for the king hauing knowledge from the emperor Sigismund, of the as|sembling of that councell, thought it not conuenient to sit still as an hearer, and no partaker in so high a cause, which touched the whole state of the christian common-wealth, as then troubled by reason of the schisme that yet continued. Wherefore he sent thither Richard earle of Warwike, the bishops of Salisbu|rie,The earle of Warwike and others sent to the generall councell. Bath, and Hereford, the abbat of Westminster, and the prior of Worcester, with diuerse other doc|tors and learned men of the spiritualtie; besides knights and esquiers. They were in number eight hundred horsses, so well appointed and furnished, as well the men as horsses, that all nations meruelled to see such an honorable companie come from a coun|trie so far distant.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Diuerse other things were concluded at that pre|sent: for the king had caused not onelie the lords o [...] the spiritualtie, but also of the temporaltie to assem|ble here at London the same time, Enguerant. to treat speciallie of his iournie that he purposed to make shortlie into France: and herevpon meanes was made for the gathering of monie;Great prepa|ration for the French wars which was granted with so good a will both of the spiritualtie and temporaltie, that there was leuied the summe of thrèe hundred thou|sand markes English: and herewith order was gi|uen to gather a great hoast of men, thorough all his dominions. And for the more increasing of his na|uie, he sent into Holland, Zeland, and Frizeland, to conduct and hire ships for the transporting and con|ueieng ouer of his men and munitions of war, and finallie prouided for armour, victuals, monie, artille|rie, cariage, boates to passe ouer riuers couered with leather, tents, and all other things requisite for so high an enterprise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen hauing knowledge hereof, the Dolphin, who had the gouernance of the realme, bi|cause his father was fallen into his old disease of frensie, sent for the dukes of Berrie and Alanson, and all the other lords of the councell of France: by whose aduise it was determined, that they should not onelie prepare a sufficient armie to resist the king of England, when so euer he arriued to inuade France, but also to stuffe and furnish the townes on the frontiers and sea coasts with conuenient garri|sons of men: and further to send to the king of Eng|land a solemne ambassage, to make to him some of|fers according to the demands before rehearsed. The charge of this ambassage was committed to the earle of Uandosme, to maister William Bouratier archbishop of Burges, and to maister Peter Fre|mell bishop of Liseux, to the lords of Yvry and Bra|quemont, and to maister Gaultier Cole the kings secretarie, and diuerse others.