[1] [2] [3] About the same time did the king of England send the archbishop of Dubline,Ambassadors sent into Ger+manie. and the bishop of Duresme into Germanie, about the concluding of a league with Adolph king of Romans, to whome was giuen a great summe of monie (as was said) vpon couenants, that he should aid the king of Eng|land against the French king, with all his maine force, and that neither of them should conclude peace with the said French king without consent of the o|ther. About the Ascension tide, king Edward staied the woolles of this land,Wolles [...] Fabian. aswell belonging to spiritu|all men as temporall men, till the merchants had fi|ned with him for the same,A subsidie raised of [...] so that there was a subsi|die paied for all sarpliers of wooll that went out of the relme, and in semblable wise for felles and hides. He also sent an armie by sea into Gascoigne, vnder the conduct of his nephue Iohn of Britaine that was earle of Richmond,An armie sent to Gascoigne. appointing to him as councel|lours, the lord Iohn saint Iohn, and the lord Robert Tiptost; men of great wisdome, and verie expert in warlike enterprises.