reuenged of the earle Theobald, inuaded his countrie againe with a
puissant armie, and had destroied the citie of Chartres, which belonged
vnto the same earle, had not the citizens humbled themselues to his
mercie: and so likewise did the earle, as may be thought. For in the
warres which immediatlie followed betwixt Lewes and the emperour Henrie,
the erle aided the French king against the same emperour to[10] the
vttermost of his power. [Sidenote: The king and the pope come to an
enteruew at Gisors.] Soone after this, the king came to an enteruiew
with pope Calixtus at Gisors, where manie matters were talked of betwixt
them: and amongst other, the king required of the pope a grant of all
such liberties as his father enioied within the limits of England and
Normandie, and chéefelie that no legat should haue any thing to doo
within England, except he required to haue one sent him for some vrgent
cause.

[Sidenote: The pope is a suiter for Thurstane] All which matters being
determined (as the state of the time present required) the pope besought
the king to be good vnto archbishop Thurstane, and to restore him to his
sée: but the king protested that he had vowed neuer so to doo whilest he
liued. [Sidenote: The pope offereth to discharge the K. of his vow.]
Wherevnto the pope answered, that he was pope, and by his apostolike
power he would discharge him of that vow, if he would satisfie his
request. The king to shift the matter off, promised the pope that he
would take aduice of his councell, and giue him further knowledge, as
the cause required, wherevpon departing from thense, [Sidenote:
_Eadmerus._ The kings answer sent to the pope.] he did afterwards (vpon
farther deliberation) send him this message, in effect as followeth.

"Whereas he saith he is pope, and will (as he said) assoile me of
the vow which I haue made, if contrarie thereto I will restore