[1] But that no plesure shuld passe without some staine of greese, there was a rumor spred abroad, that the pope conceiued fresh rankor in his stomach against the king and realme of England, for the complaints which had béene exhibited in the councell at Lion by the English orator, for the oppression doone to the church of England: that therevpon, minding now to be reuenged,The pope re|quireth the French king to make war against Eng|land. as was said, he earnestlie mooued the French king to make warre against the English|men and to subdue them vnder his dominion: which enterprise the French king vtterlie refused, both for that he and the king of England were coosens, and againe,The French king refuseth to gratifie the pope therein. bicause the king of France had no iust title or right to make claime to England.