[1] [2] And to the intent they might giue the more credit to his words, he caused the archbishop of Canturbu|rie, and the bishop of Elie, with William Marshall earle of Penbroke (vnto whome he had giuen his daughter Elianor in marriage) to vndertake for him, and as it were to become his suerties: which willinglie they did. Herewith the minds of the No|bilitie being somewhat pacified, returned home to their houses. The king soone after also,Matth. Paris. The king [...]|mandeth a new oth of al|legiance of his subiects. to assure him|selfe the more effectuallie of the allegiance of his peo|ple in time to come, caused euerie man to renew his homage, and to take a new oth to be faithfull to him against all other persons. And to prouide the more suerlie for himselfe, on Candlemasse day next insu|ing, he tooke vpon him the crosse to go into the holie land,The king [...]keth on him the crosse. which I thinke he did rather for feare than any deuotion, as was also thought by other, to the end that he might (vnder the protection thereof) remaine the more out of danger of such as were his foes. In which point of dissimulation he shewed himselfe pru|dent, obseruing the counsell of the wiseman,
—in [...]lusum corde doloremDissimula at tace, ne deteriora subindeDamma feras.