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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D.

CHAPTER XXXVIII
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A peace with Scotland was a necessary consequence of that with France.
* Forbes, vol.i.p.

68.

Rymer, tom.xv.p 505.
Philip and Henry terminated hostilities by a mutual restitution of all places taken during the course of the war; and Philip espoused the princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of France, formerly betrothed to his son Don Carlos.

The duke of Savoy married Margaret, Henry's sister, and obtained a restitution of all his dominions of Savoy and Piedmont, except a few towns retained by France.

And thus general tranquillity seemed to be restored to Europe.
But though peace was concluded between France and England, there soon appeared a ground of quarrel of the most serious nature, and which was afterwards attended with the most important consequences.


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