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three or four times over each time, in a 
louder tone of voice, saying, that he 
knew well, that his master wished the 
same, and that the King of France was 
the person whom his master loved best in 
the whole world, next to his wife. He 
added, that he desired such great honour 
and good to the King of France ; that he 
wished every oneto know, that be would 
serve him towards-all and against all, ex- 
cept the person of his said master.” 
[From this silly speech, it appears that 
Suifolk, was a very weak man; and with 
such counsellors the misfortunes of Henry 
are not surprising. | 
In this second audience they talked of 
business and peace, but in a manner 
superficial and fitted to the bounden ca- 
pacity of the King. They talked more 
of peace in general, than of the methods 
of makingit. They said, thatssince the 
two Kings were such friends! “ cursed 
be he who should advise them to have 
war together!” to which every one pre- 
sent replied Amen. It was also said, 
that the two Kings could better than 
any person terminate.their differences by 
an interview; and Mons. de Suffoick said, 
quite loud, that when he was in France, 
it was rumoured, that’ Mons. de Glo- 
cestre hindered the King, and that the 
King offered to come in person to aid the 
affair; but that the said Sieur de Suffolck : 
answered that he did not believe it (sic), 
and that Mons, de Glocestre did not wish 
him to doit, and thus he hadot the pow- 
er: and at another time said, quite loud, 
that the second person in the world whom 
the King loved best, was the King his un- 
cle; and the King answered, “Saint John, 
yes!” many times in English. 
It was agreed, that the Cardinal 
d@Yorck, the Comte de Suifolck, and 
Raoul (Ralph), otherwise William, le 
Bouteiller (BGoteler), Grand Treasurer of 
England,, should labour in concert. with 
the French ambassadors te effect a peace. 
When the ambassadors were preparing 
to leave the audience, because they had 
nothing. more to say at that time, the 
King said “ Nenny,” [probably a French 
conversion of Nay, Nayj, and withheld 
them, and seemed as if he was exceed- 
ingly glad to see them; but he did not 
_ speak any other word to them. 
After the protestations, the progress 
was of course to the conferences and pro- 
positions. 
The Count de Suffalck began them by 
saying, that, at the conferences of Tours, 
he had it in charge to demand the cession 
of Guienne and Normandy, and other 
French domains to which the English had 
to Henry VI. King of England. 
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acquired a right, before the quarrel of 
Philp de Valois and Edward the Third 
about the succession to the crown of 
France. 
The Archbishop of Rheims, who was 
the orator of the French embassy, re- 
peated also the offers which had been 
made at Vours on. the part of France: it 
was to cede to England, in the southern 
provinces, Guienne, le Quercy, and le 
Perigord; inthe part of the north, Ca- 
Jais and Guisnes; the whole under cone 
dition of homage. These offers, he said, 
were full as great, or very nearly so, as 
the pretensions of the English before the 
quarrel for the crown; since then they 
laid no pretensions to Normandy, and 
were confined to the Duchy ef Guienne, © 
and the county of Ponthieu. 
The Cardinal d’Yorck pretended, that 
Poitou and Normandie were part of their 
just pretensions (en etoient MS.). The 
dinbassadors recalled to their recollection 
the famous treaty of 1259, concluded 
between §. Louis and Henry IIL. King 
of England, by which Saint Lonis ceded 
to the English the Duchy of Guienne, 
composed of the Bourdelois, the Landes, 
and the Bazardois, and some other adja- 
cent provinces, which were those offered 
at the conferences. of Tours, and were 
still offered. In consequence of this ces- 
sion, the English had formally renounced 
the provinces of Normandy, Anjou, 
Maine, &c. In the end King Edward I, 
had Ponthieu du chef de sa femme, he 
had done homage for it, as well as for 
Giuenne and its annexations, which had 
not been ceded by St. Louis but under 
the express condition of homage, which 
the Englsh demanded that they should 
renounce, and to wiich the French am- 
bassadors protested that France would 
neverassent.\ Posterior treaties had only 
confirmed the treaty of 1259: thus Ed. 
ward LIT. who himself bad réndered ho- 
mage for Guienne and Ponthieu, did not 
possess but these two provinces, and 
their dependences, in France, before the 
quarrel. for ‘the crown. They now of- 
fered to the HMuglish, instead of Ponthieu, 
Calais and Guisnes, which were worth 
more, and the Duchy of Guienne, such 
as they had possessed. ‘ Let us leave 
all these debates,” said the Duke de Suf- 
folck ;“iet us not thus gojfrom offer to offer, 
disputing always the territory, and pass= 
ing through ali the usual lengths. These 
are two Kings, relatives and friends, it is 
an uncle and neplew, who are treating 
together. ‘They are treating by the in- 
tervention of humble and faithful sub- 
jects, who share their sentiments, enter 
into 
