[1] [2] Such words spoken for the wealth of the king and his subiects, conuerted the kings mind to fansie peace, namelie by the grace of the Holie-ghost chéefe worker in this case. For it chanced on a daie, as he was marching not farre from Chartres,An hideous storme & tem|pest of wether there came such a storme and tempest of thunder, lightening, haile and raine, as the like had neuer béene séene by anie of the English people. This storme fell so hide|ous in the kings host, that it seemed the world should haue ended: for such vnreasonable great stones of haile fell from the skie, that men and horsses were [page 394] slaine therewith, so that the most hardie were aba|shed. There perished thousands thereby, as some haue written. Then the king remembring what reasona|ble offers of agréement he had refused, vpon remorse of conscience (as by some writers should appeare) as|ked forgiuenesse of the damage doone by sword and fire in those parts, and fullie determined to grant vn|to indifferent articles of peace, for reléefe of the chri|stian inhabitants of that land: and so shortlie after, by the good diligence of the commissioners on both parts,A peace con|cl [...]ded. an vnitie and finall peace was accorded, the conditions whereof were comprised in fortie and one articles, the chiefe whereof in effect were these.