[1] [2] [3] These ambassadors were staied for the space of two moneths, & still they complained of the wrongs that the Englishmen had doone, contrarie to the co|uenants of the peace, but the king made small ac|count thereof, bicause he perceiued it was a forged matter that they alledged, and so in the end sent them awaie. At Douer being vpon their returne, there met them a Britaine that was comming with let|ters of defiance to the king of England from the French king, and as he had in commandement, he declared to them the effect of his message, whervpon with all spéed they passed ouer to Bullongne, and were glad they had so escaped. The Britaine came to the court,The French king sent to defie the king of England. and deliuered the defiance to the king, ac|cording to the instructions which he had receiued. When the king had heard the letters read, and percei|ued by good view taken of the seale and signet, that the same were of authoritie, he licenced the messen|ger to depart, and fell in councell with the peeres of his realme, what he should doo in so weigthie a mat|ter. Wherevpon it was thought necessarie by them, that he should assemble his court of parlement, and so he did. In the which (vpon declaration made how iniuriouslie the French king after manie wrongfull dealings had now broken the peace, Polydor. A parlement assembled. and sent his de|fiance vnto the king in so despitefull wise as might be) there was granted towards the maintenance of the warre thus begun,Thrée fiftéens and thrée tenths gran|ted. Fabian. Froissard. thrée fifteens of the temporal|tie, and thrée dismes of the spiritualtie, to be paied in thrée yeares.