My cash flow has started to pick up, but most of the towns...York, Caernavorn(sp?), Dublin, Iverness were tiny and were producing no cash pretty much until I built them up enough to get ports and thats about when the war started a few turns ago. At this point I could probably gift a few turns to the Pope and see what happens. I was actually hoping the English would attack so I could grab Nottingham and use that as my main Castle and troop producing center for the British Isles area...but it looks like it might have to wait a few more turns.