[1] Thus ye may perceiue that Flanders rested who|lie at king Edwards commandement,Flanders wholie at the deuotion of K. Edward. who to esta|blish amitie also with the duke of Brabant, and other princes of the empire, about the middest of Iulie sai|led ouer vnto Antwerpe, with his wife quéene Philip, his sonne the prince of Wales,K. Edward saileth to Antwerpe. and a great number of other of the péeres and barons of his realme, where he was most ioifullie receiued of the duke of Brabant, and other lords of the empire. There was sent to the emperour to procure his fréendship, from the king of England, Froissard, The marques of Gulike [...] land. the marques of Gulike with certeine noble men of England, and also certeine of the duke of Gelderland his councell, the which mar|ques was made at that time an earle, & the earle of Gelderland was made duke. This duke of Gelder|land named Reginald had married the ladie Isabell sister of king Edward,The earle of Gelderland created [...]uke [...]. and therefore in fauour of the king his brother in law, trauelled most earnestlie to [page 355] procure him all the freends within the empire that he could make.