[1] [2] A councell at Brusse [...].At his comming backe into Brabant, there was a councell called at Brussels, where were present all those lords of the empire which had béene with him in that iournie, as the dukes of Brabant, Gelderland, and Gulike, the marques of Blankbourgh, the earle of Bergen, the lord Beaumont of Heinault other|wise called sir Iohn de Heinault, the lord of Ualken|bourgh, and manie others. Thither came also Iaques Arteueld chéefe gouernour of Flanders. Here in councell taken how the king of England might best mainteine the wars which be had begun thus against the French king, he was aduised that he should in a|nie wise require them of Flanders to aid him, and in his quarell to defie the French king, and to go with hi [...] against the said French king, and if they would thus doo, then should he promise them to recouer and deliuer into their hands the towns of Lisle, Dowaie, and Bothon. The king of England, according to this aduise to him giuen, made such request to the Fle|mings, who therevpon desires time to consult togi|ther, what they might [...] there [...], [...]nd finallie they de|clared for answer, that they would gladlie so doo, but yet whereas they were bound by [...]aith and oth, and in the summe of two millians of [...]lorens in the popes chamber, not to make nor mooue any warre against the king of France, whosoeuer he were, on paine to lose that summe,The motiõ [...] the [...] to haue the [...] of Englan [...] [...] take vpon [...] the title to [...] crowne of France. and beside to run in the sentence of cursing, they besought him, that it might stand with his pleasure, to take vpon him the title and armes of France, as the same apperteined to him of right, and then would they obey him as rightfull K. of France, and require of him acquittances in discharge of their bonds, and he to pardon them thereof, as rightfull king of France.