[1] Shortlie after his arriuall at Calis, thither came the chancellor of France, and the countie de Palice, with foure hundred horses, as ambassadors from the French king; and likewise from the emperour came great ambassadors,The emperor & the French king their am|bassadours méet at Calis, to treat of a peace. either partie being furnished with sufficient commissions to treat and conclude of peace as should appeare. But yet when it came to the point, as the one partie seemed conformable to rea|sonable offers, so the other would not incline that waie; insomuch that they were neuer at one time a|greeable to anie indifferent motion that could be made. There were also the popes ambassadors, wher|vpon the cardinall would haue furthered a league betwixt the emperour, the king of England, the king of France, and the pope: but the popes ambassadors wanted commission thereto, and therefore were let|ters sent to Rome in all hast, and the Frenchmen taried still in Calis, till answer came from thence. The cardinall rode into Flanders to speake with the emperour, which as then laie in Bruges. A mile without Bruges the emperour receiued him, and did to him as much honour as could be deuised. The chéere was great which was made to the English|men, and of euerie thing there was such plentie, that there was no want of things necessarie, insomuch that of the fare, both for plentifulnesse, delicatnesse, and statelinesse of seruice, a man might haue said:

[...] magnorum dixisses esse deorum.