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mediate_v a_o parley_n which_o be_v appoint_v the_o morrow_n this_o day_n lose_v lose_a vernoul_n for_o to_o the_o morrow_n parle_n the_o king_n of_o france_n neither_o come_v nor_o send_v but_o have_v entrance_n into_o the_o town_n according_a to_o covenant_n which_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n he_o sack_n take_v with_o he_o the_o hostage_n and_o spoil_v thereof_o remove_v his_o camp_n and_o leave_v the_o king_n of_o england_n disappoint_v who_o that_o night_n after_o have_v pursue_v the_o fly_a army_n with_o some_o spoil_n enter_v into_o vernoul_n and_o the_o morrow_n surprise_v danuile_n a_o castle_n of_o his_o enemy_n with_o many_o prisoner_n thence_o he_o go_v to_o roven_n whence_o he_o send_v his_o brabansons_n into_o britain_n against_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o ralph_n fulgiers_n who_o have_v possess_v themselves_o almost_o of_o the_o whole_a
only_o hold_v piety_n guilty_a otherwise_o those_o time_n have_v not_o yield_v it_o the_o king_n send_v likewise_o hugh_n bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr with_o other_o commissioner_n to_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n to_o collect_v the_o tenthes_o in_o his_o country_n which_o he_o will_v not_o permit_v england_n provision_n by_o king_n henry_n in_o england_n but_o offer_v to_o give_v the_o king_n of_o england_n five_o thousand_o mark_n of_o silver_n for_o those_o tenthes_o and_o the_o castle_n which_o he_o claim_v but_o the_o king_n of_o england_n refuse_v the_o same_o whilst_o these_o preparation_n be_v in_o hand_n and_o the_o money_n collect_v a_o quarrel_n arise_v between_o richard_n earl_n of_o poictou_n and_o raymond_n earl_n of_o tholouse_n upon_o this_o occasion_n 33._o 1187._o anno._n reg._n 33._o the_o earl_n of_o tholouse_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o one_o peter_n suillar_n have_v take_v certain_a merchant_n of_o aquitaine_n and_o use_v they_o hardly_o the_o earl_n of_o poictou_n surprise_v this_o peter_n imprison_v he_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o earl_n of_o tholouse_n to_o redeem_v he_o upon_o any_o condition_n whereupon_o the_o earl_n imprison_v two_o gentleman_n servant_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n robert_n and_o ralph_n poer_n travel_v through_o his_o country_n as_o pilgrim_n from_o s._n james_n de_fw-fr compostella_n which_o earl_n richard_n take_v so_o ill_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o earl_n country_n with_o a_o army_n prepare_v for_o a_o better_a act_n waste_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n besiege_n kingdom_n a_o mean_a quarrel_n dash_v and_o divert_v the_o great_a preparation_n for_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o self_n kingdom_n and_o take_v his_o castle_n about_o tholouse_n the_o king_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o lamentable_a complaint_n of_o the_o tholousian_o send_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o understand_v whether_o his_o son_n richard_n do_v these_o thing_n by_o his_o will_n and_o council_n the_o king_n of_o england_n answer_v that_o he_o neither_o will_v nor_o counsel_v he_o thereunto_o and_o that_o his_o son_n send_v he_o word_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n that_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o answer_n enter_v present_o into_o bery_n with_o his_o army_n seize_v upon_o the_o country_n take_v in_o diverse_a castle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n who_o make_v himself_o ready_a to_o recover_v the_o same_o and_o thus_o that_o great_a intend_a enterprise_n undertake_v with_o such_o fervour_n become_v dash_v and_o overthrow_v at_o the_o very_a time_n they_o appoint_v to_o have_v set_v forward_o all_o the_o mean_v the_o pope_n can_v use_v by_o his_o legate_n nor_o all_o the_o persuasion_n of_o other_o prince_n may_v prevail_v to_o reconsile_a these_o two_o enrage_a king_n though_o diverse_a enteruiewe_n 34._o 1188._o anno._n reg._n 34._o be_v procure_v diverse_a overture_n propound_v yet_o none_o take_v effect_n they_o ever_o depart_v more_o incense_v than_o they_o meet_v in_o so_o much_o as_o at_o length_n the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o a_o rage_n cut_v down_o the_o great_a elm_n between_o guysor_n and_o try_v under_o which_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o duke_n of_o normandy_n be_v ever_o use_v to_o parley_n and_o swear_v there_o shall_v be_v parley_n the_o king_n of_o france_n cut_v down_o the_o most_o eminent_a elm_n of_o princely_a parley_n no_o more_o meeting_n in_o that_o place_n but_o yet_o after_o this_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o another_o parley_n elsewhere_o and_o therein_o the_o pope_n legate_n threaten_v to_o interdict_v the_o king_n of_o france_n unless_o he_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n the_o king_n of_o france_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o fear_v not_o his_o sentence_n be_v ground_v upon_o no_o equity_n and_o that_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n by_o sentence_n or_o otherwise_o to_o chastise_v the_o kingdom_n or_o king_n of_o france_n undertake_v to_o revenge_v the_o demerit_n of_o the_o rebellious_a that_o dishonour_v his_o crown_n and_o flat_o tell_v the_o cardinal_n that_o he_o smell_v of_o the_o starling_n of_o england_n this_o interview_n wrought_v a_o worse_a effect_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o here_o the_o king_n of_o england_n absolute_o refuse_v to_o render_v alice_n to_o his_o son_n richard_n but_o offer_v to_o the_o king_n 2._o earl_n richard_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n come_v be_v against_o his_o father_n king_n henry_n 2._o of_o france_n to_o give_v she_o to_o his_o son_n john_n with_o large_a condition_n than_o shall_v be_v grant_v with_o the_o other_o which_o so_o much_o alienate_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o son_n richard_n as_o he_o become_v whole_o liegeman_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n do_v homage_n unto_o he_o for_o aquitaine_n and_o they_o both_o join_v their_o force_n against_o the_o father_n and_o here_o now_o come_v this_o mighty_a 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