[1] [2] The prince offered to render into the kings hands all that he had woone in that voiage,The offer [...] the prince of Wales. as well townes as castels, and also to release all the prisoners, which he or any of his men had taken in that iournie: and further he was contented to haue béene sworne not to beare armour against the French king within the terme of seuen yeares next following. But the French king would not agree therevnto:The French kings pre|sumptuous demand. the vtter|most that he would agree vnto, was this, that the prince and an hundred of his knights should yéeld themselues as prisoners vnto him, otherwise he would not haue the matter taken vp. But it was the French kings hap after (notwithstanding his hau|tines) to be taken captiue, as Okland noteth, saieng,

—seruilia sub iuga missus

Disceret vt domino regi parêre Britanno.

But the prince in no wise cold be brought to any such vnreasonable conditions, and so the cardinall could not make them fréends, although he trauelled ear|nestlie betwixt them all that daie. When it drew to|wards night, he returned toward Poictiers.