[1] [2] [3] On Christmasse day, a dolphin that came foorth of the sea vp the Thames vnto London-bridge, was es|pied of the citizens as he plaied in the water, and be|ing followed & pursued, with much adoo was taken. He was ten foot long,A dolphin ta|ken at Lon|don bridge. and a monstrous growne fish, so as the sight of him was strange to manie that be|held him. He was thought by his comming so farre into the landward, to foreshew such stormes and tem|pests as within a wéeke after did raginglie follow. Ye haue heard how the matter for a treatie of peace had béene first broched by the French king, by sending ambassadors to the king of England, to mooue the same. Which motion being throughlie con|sidered of the estates assembled in this last parle|ment, it was decréed, that it should go forward (as before ye haue heard) and so about Candelmasse, the lord Thomas Persie,Ambassadors sent to the French king to treat of peace. sir Lewes Clifford, and sir Ro|bert Briquet, with diuerse other in their companie, were sent ouer to the French king, and comming to Paris, found him lodgd in his house of Loure, where they declared to him the good affection of the king their maister toward peace. And the better to bring it to passe, they shewed that king Richards desire was to haue some place and time appointed for com|missioners to méet, with authoritie to treat and con|clude vpon articles, as should be thought expedient. The French king greatlie honored these ambassa|dors, in feasting and banketting them for the space of six daies togither, and for answer, concluded with them, that he himselfe, with his vncles and other of his councell, would be at Amiens by the middest of March next insuing, there to abide the king of Eng|lands comming, and his vncles, if it should please them thither to come.