[1] The emperour after the defiance giuen by Guien, spake in this sort: I doo vnderstand that which you haue read from the king your maister, & I doo much maruell why he dooth defie me,The empe|rors words to Guien the French kings herald. for he being my priso|ner by right warre, and I hauing his faith by reason he can not doo it. It is vnto me a noueltie to be defied of him, séeing it is six or seuen yeares that he hath warred against me, and yet giuen me no defiance. And sith that by the grace of God I haue defended my selfe from him (as he hath seene, and euerie one else) without that he hath giuen me anie warning, or considering the reason and iustification whereon I doo rest my selfe, for the which I thinke I haue not otherwise deserued towards God: I hope that at this time now you aduertise me of it, being aduerti|sed I shall defend my selfe the better, in such sort that the king your maister shall doo me no hurt: for sith he dooth defie me, I am halfe assured.