[81] Norwich castle is said by Roger of Wendover (vol. iii. pp. 378–9) to have been “found empty” and garrisoned by Louis before John’s death; but this is a very unlikely story. Without discussing objections in detail, it is enough to say that in the French expedition into East Anglia (R. Wend., _l.c._, M. Paris, _Hist. Angl._, vol. ii. p. 182) during which this important acquisition is alleged to have been made, Louis had in reality no personal share at all, being at the time busy winning castles in Hampshire; and that the expedition was clearly a mere raid, from which all the French troops engaged in it returned to meet Louis again in London. Cf. _Hist. Ducs_, p. 172. [82] _Hist. Ducs_, p. 181. [83] _Hist. Ducs_, p. 180. [84] _Ib._ p. 182. [85] R. Wend., vol. iv. pp. 4–5. [86] _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15717–28. According to one account, Louis made over Hertford to Robert FitzWalter, to whom it had formerly belonged (_Hist. Ducs_, _l.c._); according to another, FitzWalter claimed it, but was put off with a temporizing answer, on the advice of Louis’s French knights, who said, truly enough, that “Englishmen who had betrayed their own sovereign were not fit to be trusted with castles.” R. Wend., vol. iv. p. 5. [87] R. Wend., vol. iv. pp. 5, 6. [88] _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15735–41. [89] Henry was at Oxford in 1217 on January 13–20, and again January 27–February 1; _Close Rolls_, vol. i. pp. 295 b–297. [90] On all these truces and surrenders see Note I at end. [91] W. Cov., vol. ii. p. 235. [92] _E.g._, the stores, &c., removed from Norwich and Orford were on 8th February assigned for the reinforcement of Dover; _Close Rolls_, vol. i. p. 335 b. [93] _Hist. Ducs_, p. 182. [94] W. Cov., vol. ii. p. 235. [95] R. Wend., vol. iv. p. 11. [96] W. Cov., vol. ii. p. 235. [97] R. Wend., vol. iv. p. 6. [98] _Patent Rolls Hen. III._, vol. i. p. 109. See Note I. [99] R. Wend., vol. iv. pp. 10–11. [100] “Prise par engien.” _Hist. Ducs_, p. 182. [101] _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. p. 17. [102] “Qui la”--_i.e._, at Rye--“estoit a grant plente de nes biens garnies de gens armees, comme chil qui la mer ot a garder de par le roi.” _Hist. Ducs_, p. 183. [103] _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15779, &c. [104] Cf. _Hist. Ducs_, pp. 181, 183, and _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15768–9 and 15795–808. [105] _Hist. Ducs_, p. 183. [106] _Hist. Ducs_, pp. 184–187. [107] _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15859–67; cf. _Hist. Ducs_, p. 187. [108] From the _Hist. G. le Mar._ alone it might be supposed that the Marshal himself had headed the expedition which captured Rye; but the Rolls distinctly show that this was not the case. [109] “Crucesignati.” _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. pp. 108–109. [110] _Hist. Ducs_, p. 187. [111] _Hist. G. le Mar._, ll. 15868–9, 16034–6. We get the date by comparing these latter lines with the date of Louis’s return; see M. Paul Meyer’s note 5, vol. iii. p. 225. [112] W. Cov., vol. ii. p. 235. [113] _Ann. Wav._, a. 1217. [114] R. Wend., vol. iv. p. 5.