[1] In the meane time, the emperour being aduerti|sed of the whole matter, and of the articles afore men|tioned, gaue knowledge to king Richard by the bi|shop of Elie at his returning backe, that this forme of peace nothing liked him, but rather made direct|lie to his discontentment: the which least he might séeme to saie without sufficient ground of reason, he alledged, that it should sound to king Richards di|shonour, if he surrendred and gaue vp anie thing that he had not in possession.The emperor dissuadeth the king from a|gréeing to the peace. And to encourage him to recouer those things which had beene taken from him, [...]he emperour pardoned him of the seauen|téene thousand marks of siluer, which yet remained behind due to him for the kings ransome. Howsoe|uer the matter passed the two kings met not in the octaues of all saints, according to the appointment, although they were [...], and approched verie néere to the pla [...]e where they should haue communed togi|ther but through the dissimulation of the French|men, they departed, without seeing one another, and [...] began the warre as fiercelie as at anie time before.