[1] [2] Also the duke of Normandie came from Bul|longne to Calis, to visit his father,The duke [...] Normandie. and to sée the king of England, in which meane time two of king Ed|wards sonnes were at Bullongne. Finallie, when these two kings had finished all matters in so good order and forme that the same could not be amended nor corrected, and that the French king had deliuered his hostages to the king of England, that is to saie, six dukes, beside earles, lords, and other honorable personages, in all to the number of eight and thirtie: on the morrow after the taking of their oths,The [...] of the Fre [...] hostages. that is to saie on the fiue and twentith daie of October, be|ing sundaie, the French king was freelie deliuered, and the same daie before noone he departed from Ca|lis, and rode to Bullongne. The king of England brought him a mile foreward on his waie, and then tooke leaue of him in most louing maner. The prince [page 395] attended him to Bullongne, where both he and the duke of Normandie with other were eftsoons sworne to hold and mainteine the foresaid peace without all fraud or colourable deceit: and this doone, the prince returned to Calis. Thus was the French king set at libertie,The French king set at libertie. after he had beene prisoner here in Eng|land the space of foure yeares, and as much as from the nineteenth daie of September, vnto the fiue and twentith of October. When the king of England had finished his businesse at Calis, according to his mind, he returned into England, and came to Lon|don the ninth daie of Nouember.