[1] [2] The prince tarried for the returne of king Peter, both weekes and moneths, but could not heare anie tidings of him. He therefore sent vnto him, to vnder|stand the cause of the staie: his answer was, that he had prouided monie, and sent it by certeine of his men toward the prince, but the companions that ser|ued vnder the prince, had met with it by the way, and taken it from them that had the conueiance of it: he therefore required the prince to rid the realme of those snaphances,King Peters dissimulation and to leaue behind him some of his officers, to whome in name of him he would make paiment of such monie as was due. This an|swer pleased not the prince, but there was no reme|die, for other at that present he could not haue, for a|nie likeliehood he saw: and therefore, taking order with king Peter how the paiment should be made, [page 400] he prepared to returne into Gascoigne. The order therefore taken betwixt them, was this. Within foure moneths next insuing, king Peter should paie the one halfe of the wages due to the soldiers for this iournie vnto such as the prince should leaue behind him to receiue the same, and the other halfe within one yeare.