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bravely ; yet nevertheless it was a kind of prepara 

 tive to a peace. Instantly in the neck of this, as the 

 king had laid it, came news that Ferdinando and 

 Isabella, Kings of Spain, had concluded a peace with 

 King Charles ; and that Charles had restored unto 

 them the counties of Russignon and Perpignan, 

 which formerly were mortgaged by John, King of 

 Arragon, Ferdinando s father, unto France for three 

 hundred thousand crowns : which debt was also 

 upon this peace by Charles clearly released. This 

 came also handsomely to put on the peace ; both be 

 cause so potent a confederate was fallen off, and 

 because it was a fair example of a peace bought : so 

 as the king should not be the sole merchant in this 

 peace. Upon these airs of peace, the king was con 

 tent that the Bishop of Exeter, and the Lord 

 D Aubigny, governor of Calais, should give a meet 

 ing unto the Lord Cordes, for the treaty of a peace. 

 But himself nevertheless and his army, the fifteenth 

 of October, removed from Calais, and in four days 

 march sat him down before Boloign. 



During this siege of Boloign, which continued 

 near a month, there passed no memorable action, 

 nor accident of war ; only Sir John Savage, a valiant 

 captain, was slain, riding about the walls of the 

 town, to take a view. The town was both well for 

 tified and well manned ; yet it was distressed, and 

 ready for an assault. Which, if it had been given, 

 as was thought, would have cost much blood : but 

 yet the town would have been carried in the end. 

 Mean while a peace was concluded by the commis- 



