This counsell assuredlie was graue and honoura|ble touching the man that gaue it, and no lesse wor|thie to be followed by so great a prince as the empe|rour: and yet being more caried by the reasons of o|thers,The emperor visiteth the French king in durance. he tooke post to go to him. But for the danger of the king being almost at the extremitie, the visita|tion was short, and yet for the time accompanied with gratious words ful of hope that he would deli|uer him immediatlie vpon his returning to health: in so much that whether it was by the comfort that he breathed into him (in the sicknesse of captiuitie) the promise of libertie excéedeth all medicines) or by the benefit of his youth, which with the fauour of na|ture was stronger than the maladie, he began after this visitation to resume so good disposition, that with|in few daies he was out of danger, notwithstanding he could not recouer his former health but with verie slowe time.

And now neither the difficulties that were shew|ed on the emperours side, nor the hopes which were giuen by the Italians, nor anie other nature of im|pediments whatsoeuer, could staie the voiage of the ladie Alanson into Spaine. For that as nothing was more hard or heauie to the Frenchmen than to leaue off the practises and negociations of accord be|gun with those that had power to restore their king: so nothing was more easie to the emperour, than fée|ding the French with hopes, to draw their minds from taking armes; and by that meane so to kéepe the Italians in suspense, as not to dare to enter in|to new deliberations. And in that cunning maner, sometimes vsing delaies, and sometimes pressing for|ward the affaires, he thought to keepe the minds of all men confused and intangled.The ladie A|lanson trea|teth with the emperour for the kings de|liuerie. The ladie Alanson was receiued by the emperour with verie gratious demonstrations and hopes: but the effects fell out both hard and heauie. For when the ministred speech to him for the mariage of his sister the widowe with the king: he made answer; that it was a matter which could not be doone without the consent of the duke of Burbon.

The other particularities were debated by depu|ties of both parts, wherein, as the emperour insisted obstinatlie to haue the dutchie of Burgognie resto|red as apperteining to him: so the French refused to consent, vnlesse he would accept it for dowrie; or else to referre it to the sentence of the law and iustice to decide the true title. And albeit they could easilie haue condescended to the residue, yet for that they were so farre off for the demand of Burgognie, the ladie Alanson returned at last into France, without winning anie other grace, than a fauour to sée the king hir brother; who growing more and more into distrust of his deliuerie, desired hir at hir departing to admonish his mother,The French king is care|full ouer the crowned France. and all the councell from him, to looke carefullie to the profit of the crowne of France, without hauing anie consideration of him, as if he liued not. But notwithstanding the depar|ture of the ladie Alanson, the sollicitations for the kings deliuerie did not ceasse, for that there remai|ned behind the president of Paris, and the bishops of Ambrum and Tarbe, who had till then followed the negociation but with verie little hope, sith the em|perour would not harken to anie condition, if first Burgognie were not rendred, which the king would not be brought to restore, but in a last necessitie.