clap of thunder was heard, and the excited bystanders thought they actually saw a stroke of lightning fall out of the cloudless blue sky, directly between the two kings. Both started back in terror; after a while they rode forward again, and immediately there was a second peal of thunder. Henry’s shattered nerves gave way completely; he nearly fell from his horse, and at once placed himself wholly at Philip’s mercy.[1295] Then the terms were dictated to him. He was made to do homage to Philip, and to promise that Adela should be placed under guardians chosen by Richard, who was to marry her on his return from Palestine;--that Richard should receive the fealty of all the barons of the Angevin dominions, on both sides of the sea, and that all who had attached themselves to Richard’s party in the late war should be suffered to remain in his service and released from their obligations to his father, at any rate until the latter should be ready to set forth on the crusade;--that he would be thus ready, and would meet Philip and Richard at Vézelay, thence to start with them at Mid-Lent;[1296]--that he would renounce all claims upon Auvergne,[1297] and pay Philip an indemnity of twenty thousand marks.[1298] As security for the fulfilment of the treaty, Philip and Richard were to hold in pledge either three castles on the Norman border or two in Anjou, with the cities of Tours and Le Mans; and all Henry’s barons were to swear that they would hold their allegiance to him contingent only upon his fulfilment of these conditions.[1299] Finally, he was compelled to acknowledge himself reconciled with Richard, and to give him the kiss of peace. The kiss was indeed given; but it was accompanied by a whisper which Richard did not scruple to repeat for the amusement of the French court when the conference was over--“May I only be suffered to live long enough to take vengeance upon thee as thou deservest!”[1300] [1288] _Hist. de Guill. le Mar._, vv. 8935–8944 (_Romania_, vol. xi. p. 64). The name of Colombières is given only by Will. Armor., _Gesta Phil. Aug._ (Duchesne, _Hist. Franc. Scriptt._, vol. v.), p. 75, and _Philipp._, l. iii. (_ibid._), p. 134. [1289] Gir. Cambr. _Vita Galfr._, l. i. c. 5 (Brewer, vol. iv. p. 370). [1290] _Hist. de Guill. le Mar._, vv. 8947–8958 (as above). M. Meyer (_ib._ p. 69) supplies the name of the commandery. [1291] _Ib._ vv. 8960–8997 (as above, p. 64). [1292] Will. Armor. _Philipp._, l. iii. (as above), gives the date by saying Henry died “post triduum.” [1293] _Hist. de Guill. le Mar._, vv. 9013–9028 (as above, p. 65). [1294] Gir. Cambr. _De Instr. Princ._, dist. iii. c. 25 (Angl. Christ. Soc., p. 141). [1295] Rog. Howden (Stubbs), vol. ii. p. 366. [1296] _Gesta Hen._ (Stubbs), vol. ii. p. 70. [1297] R. Diceto (Stubbs), vol. ii. p. 64.