[1] [2] [3] Thus as they fell into reasoning of this matter, the duke said to the king: Sir, your grace ought to put your bodie in paine to win a strong hold or towne by feats of war, yer you take vpon you to sell or deliuer anie towne or strong hold gotten with great aduen|ture by the manhood and policie of your noble proge|nitours. To this the king with changed countenance answered and said:

Uncle, how say you that? And the duke boldlie without feare recited the same a|gaine, not changing one woord in anie better sort. Whervpon the king being more chafed, replied; Sir, [page 488] thinke you that I am a merchant, or a verie foole, to sell my land? By saint Iohn Baptist no: but truth it is, that our coosine the duke of Britaine hath satisfied vs in all such summes of monie as our progenitors len [...] vnto him, and to his ancestors, vpon gage of the said towne of Brest, for the which reason and con|science will no lesse but that the towne should there|vpon be to him restored.

Upon this multiplieng of woords in such presumptuous maner by the duke a|gainst the king, there kindeled such displeasure be|twixt them, that it neuer ceassed to increase into flames, till the duke was brought to his end.