[1] For whereas they had alreadie made the temporal|tie bare with often paiments,Great exac|tions. and calling them foorth to serue personallie in the warres, they thought best now to fetch a fleece from the spiritualtie and church|men, considering also that they had béene by reason of their immunitie more gentlie dealt with, and not appointed to serue themselues in any maner of wise.The colour pretended in leuieng of mo|nie. To colour this exaction which they knew would be euill taken of manie, they bruted abroad, that they le|uied this monie vpon purpose, to send it into the ho|lie land, towards the paiment of the christian souldi|ers, which remained there vpon the defense of those townes, which yet the Saracens had not conquered. King Richard therfore comming to Towrs in Tou|raine, required a great summe of monie of the clear|gie in those parts, and the like request he made through out all those his dominions, on that further side of the sea. King Philip for his part demanded likewise intollerable tithes and duties of all the churchmen in his territories, and those that had the gathering of that monie serued their owne turne, in dealing most streightlie with sillie préests, making them to paie what they thought good, though some|time beyond the bounds of equitie and reason.