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.

After this infortunate accident of the French king insued manie troublesome and intricate mat|ters, Guic. 961 & dein [...]ps. The treatie of Madri [...]l touching the deliuerie of the French king. among which the case of the French king was descanted vpon, and a sollicitation of peace resolued, which conteined these couenants following. That betwéene the emperour and the French king should be a peace perpetuall, in which should be compre|hended all such as should be named by their com|mon consent. That the French king by the sixt daie of the next moneth of March, should be set at libertie vpon the marches in the coast of Fontarabie. That within six weeks after he should consigne to the em|perour the dutchie of Burgognie, the countie of Charrolois, the iurisdiction of Noiers, the castell Chainro, dependancies of the said dutchie, the vi|countie of Flussona, the resort of S. Laurence de la Roche, a dependant of Franch countie, togither with all the appurtenances as well of the said dut|chie as vicountie, all which for hereafter should be separate and exempted from the souereigntie of the realme of France. That at the same and verie in|stant that the king should be deliuered, there should be put into the emperours hands the Dolphin of France, and with him either the duke of Orleance the kings second sonne, or else twelue principall lords of France, whom the emperour did name.