[1] In the meane while, the French king had with bribes woone Lewes of Bauaria,The emperor woone frõ the king of Eng|lands fréend|ship. that named him|selfe emperour, from further fauouring the king of England; in so much that, vnder a colourable pre|tense of finding himselfe greeued, for that the king of England had without his knowledge taken truce with the French king, he reuoked the dignitie of be|ing vicar in the empire, from the king of England, but yet signified to him, that where the French king had at his request put the matter in controuersie be|twixt him and the king of England into his hands, to make an end thereof, if it so pleased the king of Eng|land,The emperor offereth to be a meane to cõ|clude a peace. that he should treat as an indifferent arbitrator betwixt them, he promised to doo his indeuour, so as he doubted not, but that by his means he should come to a good agréement in his cause, if he would f [...]llow his aduise. And to receiue answer hereof, he sent his letters by one Eberhard a chapleine of his, the reader of the [...]riers heremits to S. Augustins or|der, requesting the king of England to aduertise him by the same messenger, of his whole mind in that behalfe.