Cui si quando Deus rerum permittat habenas, Imperíjq; decus, tunc aurea secula fiunt, Tunc floret virtus, terrásque Astrea reuisit, Pax viget, & vitium duris cohibetur habenis, [Sidenote: An. Reg. 18.] [Sidenote: Cardinall Gualo.] [Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._] [Sidenote: The French kings allegations to the popes legat Gualo.] [Sidenote: _Matth. West._] [Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._] whereas by meanes of defects in the contrarie, he bare too low a saile, in that he would be so foolified as being a king, to suffer vsurped supremasie to be caruer of his kingdome. But let vs sée the consequence. The pope desirous to helpe king John all that he might (bicause he was now his vassall) sent his legat Gualo into France, to disswade king Philip from taking anie enterprise in hand against the king of England. But king Philip though he was content to heare what the legat could saie, yet by no meanes would be turned from the execution of his purpose, alledging that king John was not the lawfull king of England, hauing first vsurped and taken it awaie from his nephue Arthur the lawfull inheritour, and that now sithens as an enimie to his owne roiall dignitie he had giuen the right of his kingdome awaie to the pope (which he could not doo without consent of his nobles) and therefore through his owne fault he was worthilie depriued of all his kinglie honor. For the kingdome of England (saith he) neuer belonged to the patrimonie of S. Peter, nor at anie time shall. For admit that he were rightfull king, yet neither he nor anie other prince may giue awaie his kingdome without the assent of his barons, which are bound to defend the same, and the prerogatiue roiall, to the vttermost of their powers. Furthermore (saith he) if the pope doo meane to mainteine this errour, he shall giue a perilous example to all kingdomes of the world. Herewithall the Nobles of France then present, protested also with one voice, that in defense of this article they would stand to the death, which is, that no king or prince at his will and pleasure might giue awaie his kingdome, or make it tributarie to anie other potentate, whereby the Nobles should become thrall or subject to a forren gouernour. These things were doone at Lions in the quindene after Easter. [Sidenote: Lewes the Fr[=e]nch kings sonne mainteineth his pretended title to the crowne of England.] [Sidenote: The priuilege of those that tooke vpon them the crosse.]