[1] [2] [3] During that greeuous mortalitie and cruell pesti|lence before remembred, the pope at the instant re|quest of the English cardinals, granted vnto all those that died in England, being shriuen and repen|tant of their sinnes, cleane remission of the same, by two buls inclosed vnder lead. Froissard. Commissio|ners eftsoones met to com|mon of peace. The duke of Lanca|ster about the feast of All saints met with the French commissioners againe at Bruges. There was with him the duke of Britaine, the earle of Salisburie, and the bishop of London. For the French king there appeered the duke of Burgognie, the earle of Salebruch, and the bishop of Amiens. And at saint Omers laie the duke of Aniou, the archbishop of Ra|uenna, and the bishop of Carpentras tooke great paine to go to and fro betwéene the parties:The demãds on both parts. but they were so far at ods in their demands, and as it were of set purpose on the French behalfe, that no good could be doone betwixt them. The French king required to haue Calis raced, and to haue againe fourtéene hun|dred thousand franks, which were paid for the ran|some of king Iohn. The king of England demanded to haue all the lands restored to him in Gascoigne and Guien cléerelie exempt of all resorts. So when nothing could be concluded touching a finall peace, the truce was renewed to indure till the feast of S. Iohn Baptist next insuing, which should be in the yeare 1376.