[1] [2] [3] The French king,The French king leaueth his siege. so soone as he knew that truce was taken, raised his siege, and returning home, within a few daies after (according to the appoint|ment) came to Gisors, and there communed with king Henrie: but bicause he could not make any a|gréement betwixt him and his sonnes at that time, he appointed another time to meet about it. King Henrie the father (whilest the truce continued with the French king) and his sonne Henrie went to Poictou, where his sonne Richard (whilest his father had beene occupied in other places) had gotten the most part of the countrie into his possession. But now hearing of his fathers comming, and that a truce was taken with the French king and with his brother, he considered with himselfe, that without their assistance he was not able to withstand his fa|thers [page 94] power. Howbeit at length choosing rather to trie the matter with force of armes,Richard the kings sonne prepareth to resist his fa|ther. than cowardlie to yéeld, he prepared for defense, furnishing diuerse townes and castels with garisons of men: and as|sembling togither all the other power that he was able to make, c [...]me into the field, & pitched his tents not far off from his father. In the meane while, which way soeuer his father passed, the townes and castels submitted themselues vnto him,He beginneth to despaire of good successe. so that Richard be|gan to despaire of the matter, insomuch that he durst not approch néere his father, but kept aloofe, doubting to be entrapped.