Nevertheless, poor as she is, she will raise the sum you demand.

There is not an Englishman who will not furnish all he can afford for the rescue of our king.

But once again, in the presence of your nobles, I denounce your conduct as base and unkingly." The emperor could with difficulty restrain his passion; but the sight of the sombre visages of his nobles showed that they shared in no slight degree the feelings which the English envoy had so boldly announced.
"Before, however," the emperor said, "I surrender King Richard, he must be tried by my peers of many and various crimes of which he is accused.

Should he be found guilty of these, no gold can purchase his release.

Should he, however, be acquitted, then as my word is given so shall it be." "Although," the prelate said, "I deny your right to try our king, and believe that he himself will refuse to accept your jurisdiction, yet I fear not the result if our lord be left in the hands of the nobles of the empire and not in yours.