[1] About this time the king began to renew his ima|gination for the following of the warres against the French king, Polydor. The king as [...]keth counsel how to proc [...] in his warres against the French kin [...] and therefore asked the aduise of his councell how he might best attempt the recouerie of those lands in France which were wrongfullie detei|ned from him. The most part of all his ancient coun|cellors were of this opinion, that to make warre a|gaine in trust of others aid, as had beene attempted so often before without any profit, should be no wise|dome, and therefore he ought either to forbeare, or els so to prouide himselfe of power sufficient, without trusting to the support of strangers, as he might be able with his owne puissance and force to atchiue his enterprise, for otherwise his trauell should prooue but vaine and to verie small effect. The king persua|ded with these sound reasons, thought not good to at|tempt any thing more touching the said warre vn|aduisedlie: and to the end it should not be said how he trusted in vaine vpon the aid of strangers, he cau|sed all such possessions as the Normans held in Eng|land to be confiscated,The posses [...]ons of the Normans confiscated. to the intent that as well the Normans as Britons and Poictouins might well vnderstand, that he minded not from thencefoorth to credit the false promises of rebels, as he that would now vse onelie the seruice of his owne people the Englishmen, which in respect of others painted pro|mises he had before contemned.