[1] [2] [3] [4] Anon after the returne of the duke of Lancaster, and other the ambassadors that had béene at Amiens, a councell of the lords and chiefe states of the realme was called at Stamford,A councell at Stamford. the which (as if it had béene vnto a parlement) there came foorth of euerie good towne certeine persons appointed to deliberate and take aduise in so weightie a matter, as either to con|clude vpon peace, or else vpon warre. But in the end they brought little or nothing to passe, sauing that they agréed to haue the truce to indure for twelue moneths longer: both kings sware to obserue the same, afore such as were appointed to sée their othes receiued.The duke of Gelderland commeth into England. About the same time came the duke of Gel|derland into this realme, being the kings cousine, a right valiant and hardie gentleman: he was hono|rablie receiued and welcomed of the king, and of his vncles, the dukes of Lancaster and Glocester. This duke of Gelderland counselled the king not to con|clude peace, either with the Frenchmen or Scots,The duke of Gelderland dissuadeth the king from peace with the French and Scots. ex|cept vpon such conditions as might be knowne to be both profitable and honorable to him and his realme, promising that if he had occasion to make warre a|gainst either of those two nations, he would be rea|die to serue him with a conuenient power of men at armes of his countrie. After he had béene here a time, and highlie feasted and banketted, aswell by the king as other great estates of the realme, he retur|ned home, not without diuerse rich gifts.