The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

The king of france hearing the favour that was showed unto the Emperor, sent immediately a defiance unto our king, not without our cardinals & bishops counsel, thou mayst well wit.

The king of fraunce hearing the fauour that was shewed vnto the Emp•roure, sent immediatlye a diffiaunce vnto oure king, not wtout our cardinalles & bisshops counsell, thou mayst well wyt.

For frenchmen are not so foolish to have done it so unadvisedly and so rashly / seeing they had to many in their tops already. Then our king spake many great words that he would drive the French king out of his realm, or else the French king should bryue him out of his▪ But had he added as the legate Pandulph taught king John / with the popes licence, his words had sounded much better. For there can no vow stand in effect / except the holy father confirm it.

For frenchmen are not so folish to haue done it so vnaduisedlye and so rashlye / seynge they had to many in their toppes already. Then oure king spake manye greate wordes that he wold dryue the frenchkyng out of his realme, or els the frenchkyng shulde bryue him out of his▪ But had he added as the legate Pandulph taught kinge Ihon̄ / with the popes lycence, his wordes had sounded much better. For there can no vow stande in effect / except the holy father confirme it.

We sent out our soldiers, two summers against the frenchmen / unto whose chief captains the Cardinal had appointed, how far they should go, and what they should do▪ And therefore the French king was nothing afraid / but brought all his Power against