James.  Yet  that  prince  liill  infifted  on  their
being  redeemed  by  the  releafe  of  his  imprifoned
'.  miniftcr:  whereupon  Philip  left  him  to  ipake
a  peace  for  himfelf,  or  futjtain  the  war  as  be
could,  Richard  then,  being  free  to  obtain  by
force  of  arms  the  jufticc  he  demanded,  hired
Brabanters,  with  whom,  joined  to  his  milita-
ry vaflals  of  the  dutchy  of  Aquitainc,  he  com-
pofed  a  great  army,  and  in  a  very  fliort  time
took  the  city  of  Cahors,  the  ftrong  caftle  of
Moiflac,  all  the  province  of  Quercy^  and
{eventeen  caf);les  m  the  neighbourhood  of
Touloufe,  The  earl,  fearing  the  lofs  of  bb
capital  itfelf,  implored  the  aid  of  Philip:
whence  it  may  beprefumed  (though  I  do  not
find  it  mentioned)  that  he  had  freed  the  two
pilgrims ;  as  without  doing  this,  he  could  not
well  exped  a  favourable  anfwer.  Philip  chofe,
hereupon,  to  negotiate  with  Henry,  rather
than  with  Richard,  and  fent  complaints  to  that
king  of  Riehard^s  difpofleiling  the  earl  of  his
territory,  and  violating  the  peace  of  the  king*
dom  of  France,  which  the  fovereign  was  ob«
Itged  at  all  times  to  maintain,  but  more
eipecially  now,  when  a  crufade,  was  begun.
