[1] The emperour hearing of such large offers, and yet hoping for more, contrarie to his promise and let|ters patents therefore granted, proroged the day in which king Richard should haue béene set at libertie, till Candlemasse after, at which day he was brought from Haguenaw vnto Spiers, where the emperour had called a councell to intreat further of the mat|ter touching his redemption. Here the emperour shewed the letters which he had receiued from the French king and earle Iohn vnto king Richard, who vpon sight and perusing of the same, was maruel|louslie amazed, and began to despaire of all speedie de|liuerance.