[1] [2] Ambassadors were sent from the French king, vnto the king of England, to make an ouerture of peace to be had, Thom. Wals. Ambassadors from the French king for a perpe|tuall peace. Froissard. and to indure for euer betwixt the two realmes of England and France, sith that by warre it was apparant inough, that neither realme, could greatlie benefit it selfe, but rather sore inda|mage either other, as afore time it had come appa|rantlie to passe. Therefore the matter being well considered, both parts séemed well affected towards some good conclusion by treatie to be had of a full and perfect peace. About the same time, by the king with the aduise of his councell, proclamation was made and published at London, that all beneficed men a|biding in the court of Rome,A proclamati [...] that all Eng|lish benefited men in Rome should return into Engla [...] being Englishmen borne, should returne home into England before the feast of S. Nicholas, vnder paine to forfeit all their benefices; and such as were not beneficed, vnder a paine likewise limited. The Englishmen hearing such a thunder clap a farre off, fearing the blow, left the popes court, and returned into their natiue soile.