So that the Frenchmen feared least in so great an oportunitie, the emperour and he would not le|uie warre against France, either for that there was no other head or gouernour than a woman, and the little children of the king, of whom the eldest had not yet run eight yeares accomplished: or else bicause the enimies had with them the duke of Burbon, for his owne particular a puissant prince, and for his authoritie in the realme of France verie popular and strong in opinion, a mightie instrument to stirre vp most dangerous emotions.The ladie re|gent hir selfe was partaker of these griefs and feares. Besides, the ladie re|gent, as well for the loue she bare to the king, as for the dangers of the realme was not without hir pas|sions both proper and particular: for being full of ambition, and most gréedie of the gouernment, shée feared that if the kings deliuerie drew any long tract of time, or if anie new difficultie hapned in France, she should be constreined to yéeld vp the administra|tion of the crowne to such as should be delegate and assigned by the voices of the kingdome. Neuerthe|lesse amid so manie astonishments and confusions, she drew hir spirits to hir, and by hir example were recomforted the nobles that were of counsell with hir, who tooke spéedie order to man the frontiers of the realme, and with diligence to leuie a good proui|sion of monie.

The ladie regent, in whose name all expeditions and dispatches went out, wrote to the emperour let|ters full of humilitie and compassion, wherin she for|gat not by degrées vehement and inducing to solicit a negociation of accord: by vertue whereof, hauing a little after deliuered don Hugo de Moncado,The ladie re|gents offer to the emperor for the deliue|rie of hir sonne shée sent him to the emperour, to offer him that hir sonne should renounce and disclaime from all rights of the kingdome of Naples, and the estate of Millan, with contentment to refer to the censure and arbitration of the law, the titles and rights of Burgundie, which if it apperteined to the emperour, he should acknow|ledge it for the dowrie of his sister: that he should render to monsieur Burbon his estate togither with his moouabl [...] [...] which were of great valour, and also the [...]ruits and [...]enues which had beene le|uied by the commissioners [...] out of the regall chamber: that he should giue to him his sister in ma|riage, and deliuer vp to him Prouence, if iudgement of the interest and right were made of his side.

And for the more facilitie and spéedie passage of this negociation, rather than for anie desire she had to nourish hir inclination to the warre, she dispat|ched immediatlie ambassadours into Italie, to re|commend to the pope and the Uenetians the safetie of hir sonne. To whome she offered, that if for their proper securitie they would contract with hir, and raise armes against the emperour, she would for hir particular aduance fiue hundred lances, togither with a great contribution of monie. But amid these trauels and astonishments,The [...] standeth [...] in feare [...] king of [...]lands [...] the principall desire as well of hir, as of the whole realme of France, was, to appease and assure the mind of the king of England, iudging trulie that if they could reduce him to amitie and reconcilement, the crowne of France should re|maine without quarrell or molestation. Where, if he on the one side, and the emperour on the other, should rise in one ioint force, hauing concurrent with them the person of the duke of Burbon, and manie other opportunities and occasions, it could not be but all things would be full of difficulties and dangers.