Re: Conseil du Royaume
"It is not a precedent your Majesty. We can do what we like wiz ze land we 'ave taken.
Ze simple fact is, we went in wiz a stated aim which we achieved. Zat aim was not to take land but deal wiz William. Well, 'e's been dealt wiz, and now we conveniently take ze land?
Giving it back to ze English or Scottish would show us to be 'onourable in our aims and not tempted by ze need for more land and power.
In ze mean time, we 'ave taken ze lands off ze English in France proper. Somezing zat can be understood and seen by Christendom as reasonable and our right.
Ze rest seems to occur very transparently as a grab for power while ze English were momentarily out of favour wiz ze Pope. Somezing zat 'as been resolved wiz Williams deaz.
As for beggars, well, 'NO' can be an answer to zeir pleas."
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