O then, ye worshipfulle men of the Englisshe nacion, which bene descendid of the noble Brutis bloode of Troy, suffre ye not than youre highe auncien couragis to be revalid ne desceived by youre said adversaries of Fraunce at this tyme, neither in tyme to come; ne in this maner to be rebuked and put abak, to youre uttermost deshonoure and reproche in the sighte of straunge nacions, without that it may be in goodely hast remedied [as youre hyghnesse now entendyth,[100]] whiche ye have be conquerours of, as ye[101] to be yolden and overcomen, in deffaute of goode and hasty remedie, thoroughe lak of provision of men of armes, tresour, and finaunce of suffisaunt nombre of goodes, in season and tyme convenable to wage and reliefe them. For were ye not sometyme tho that thoroughe youre gret [prowesse,[102]] corages, feersnes, manlinesse, and of strenght overleid and put in subgeccion the gret myghte and power of the feers and puissaunt figheters of alle straunge nacions that presumed to set ayenst this lande? How many worthi kinges of this lande have made gret conquestis in ferre contrees in the Holy Lande, and also for the defence and right of this lande, and for the duche of Normandie. [Sidenote: Arthur.] [Sidenote: Brenus.] [Sidenote: Edmondus Ironside.] [Sidenote: Willelmus Conquestor.] [Sidenote: Henricus primus fundator plurimorum castrorum.] [Sidenote: Robertus frater Henrici primi, electus Rex de Jherusalem, sed renuit.] [Sidenote: Fulco comes de Angeu, Rex Jerusalem.] [Sidenote: 1131.] [Sidenote: De Ricardo Rege primo in terra sancta.] [Sidenote: Archiepiscopus Cant', Robertus Clare comes Glouc', comes Cestr'.] [Sidenote: Philippus Rex Francie, vocatus Deo datus, in terra sancta.] [Sidenote: Edwardus Rex primus.] [Sidenote: Sanctus Lodowicus rex Francorum obiit in viagio antequam pervenit ad terram sanctam.] [Sidenote: Ricardus Imperator Alemannie et comes Cornewayle.] [Sidenote: Edwardus primus rex.]