[1] [2] Before this king Richard had sent the bishop of Elie into France vnto his brother earle Iohn, who preuailed so much with him, that he returned into Normandie, and there sware fealtie vnto his brother king Richard, and so was contented to forsake the French king. But whereas king Richard comman|ded that all such castels and honours as he had giuen to him afore time, should now be restored to him a|gaine, as well those in England, as the other on the further side the sea: such as had the same castels in kéeping would not obeie the kings commandement herein, refusing to make restitution of those places,The kings commande|ment not obeied. according to the tenour & purport of the kings writ, vnto the said earle of Mortaigne, by reason of which refusall, he returned againe to the French king, and stucke to him. Herevpon the French king gaue vn|to him the castels of Dreincourt, and Arques, the which ought to haue béene deliuered vnto the archbi|shop of Reimes as in pledge, who had trauelled as a meane betwixt the French king to whom he was vncle, and the king of England to whom he was cou|sine, procuring a meeting for agreement to be had be|twixt them at a certeine place betwixt Uaucolour and Tulle in the borders of Lorraine. But notwith|standing all that he could doo, matters were so farre out of frame, and such mistrust was entred into the minds of the parties, that no conclusion held. So that all the hope which king Richard had, was by pai|ment of his ransome to redéeme his libertie, and then to shift with things as he might. And so finallie when the monie was once readie, or rather a suffici|ent portion thereof, the same was conueied ouer in|to Germanie, and paiment made to the emperour of the more part of the kings ransome, and sufficient pledges left with him for the rest, as the archbishop [page 141] of Rouen, the bishop of Bath [Baldwin Wac] and other which were of late come out of England to see and salute the king.