[1] When king Henrie was aduertised hereof, he raised his power also, and togither with his sonne earle Richard came with all spéed to succour his peo|ple, [page 111] and to saue his castell from the hands of his eni|mies. Now when he approched néere vnto the place, he pitcht downe his tents ouer against the one side of the French campe, and earle Richard on the other, so that they were readie to assaile the French king on both sides at once, but before they came to ioine bat|tell, by the mediation of a cardinall (as some write) or (as other saie) through meanes made by the earle of Flanders, Ger. Dor. the matter was taken vp. For earle Richard through persuasion of the said earle of Flan|ders came to the French king, and agréed with him, before that his father king Henrie was resolued of any such matter for his part, so that he was now in a maruellous perplexitie, & almost to séeke what was best to doo, as a man fearing his owne suertie, by rea|son of mistrust which he had in his sonne Richard: but yet at the length through humble suit made by his said sonne vnto the French king,A truce granted. a truce was gran|ted by the space of two yeares.