[1] This was the cause that the K. of England, often|times vpon trust of these townes, which for the most part were readie to receiue him, was brought into some hope to recouer his losses, and cheefelie for that he was so manie times procured to attempt his for|tune there, at the request of the fickle-minded Poie|touins, who whilest they did seeke still to purge their offenses to the one king or to the other, they dailie by new treasons defamed their credit, and so by such means the king of England oftentimes with small aduantage or none at all, made warre against the French king, in trust of their aid, that could, or (vpon the least occasion conceiued) quickelie would doo lit|tle to his furtherance. And so thereby king Henrie as well as his father king Iohn, was oftentimes de|ceiued of his vaine conceiued hope.