[1] The French king was nothing pleased with this mariage,The French king maketh warre against the duke of Normandie. in somuch that he made sore warre vpon duke Henrie, ioining himselfe in league with king Stephan, with his sonne Eustace, and with the lord [page 59] Geffrey brother to duke Henrie, so that the said Henrie was constreined to defer his iournie into England, and applie his power to de [...]end his coun|tries and subiects on that side of the sea. For where|as he was readie at the mouth of the riuer of Barbe to passe ouer into England, not long after midsum|mer, the French king, with Eustace king Stephans sonne, Robert earle of Perch, Henrie erle of Cham|paigne, and Geffrey brother to duke Henrie, hauing assembled a mightie armie, came and besieged the castell of Newmarch, and sent foorth the lord Geffrey with a strong power to win the castell of Angers. Duke Henrie aduertised hereof, departing from the place where he soiourned, hasted foorth to succour his people that were besieged, but the castell of New|march was deliuered to the French king,The castell of Newmarch deliuered to the French king. through treason of those that had it in kéeping, before the duke could come to their rescue.