. The propofals fir Thomas Peréy had brought from England were exceedingly agreeable tô the king of France, to his uncle the duke of Burgundy, and to other* ôf his council; but not to all, efpe-cially to thofe who were interefled concerning the pope of AVignoH. . They forefatv, that if négoc-iations were once begun between the two crowns^ it would require a long time to bring them to ft conclufion, and thus retard ' the expedition that was intended agsfinft Rome, to reduce pope Boni-face and his cardinals to the obedience of pope Clement, • The objeft of peace, however, was fo welcome to all parts of Chtfftendom, and would be of fuch advantage to evety country that no one dared to fay any thing againft it. Befides, the duke of Burgundy and his council and the duke of Bourbon were unanimous ih their opinion with the king. The king of France fhetved much attention to fir Thomas Pètcy and his Companions ; but there tvas one knight among them called fir Robert Bricquet, whom he did not fee with pleafure, for he was a Frenchman, had /always been of the party of England or Navarre, and was now a knight of the king of England's chamber. The king prudently difTembled his thoughts; but, when he converfed with them, he always addrefled fiimlelJP to "fir Thomas Percy, fir Lewis Cifford, or to fir John Clanvow. The king faid,—4 We ihall be happy to fee a folîd peace eftablHhed be-tween our adverfary of England and ufe, for the war and quarrel has lafted too long a time ; and / , " ^ I will) «53