Now let me go, that the work may begin." After which, very devoutly kneeling, he signed to the Archbishop of Tours, who sat in the sedilia of the sanctuary, to affix the Cross to his shoulder.

Which was done, and afterwards to most of the company then present--to King Philip, to the Duke of Burgundy, to Henry Count of Champagne, Bertram Count of Roussillon, and Raymond Count of Toulouse; to many bishops; also to James d'Avesnes, William des Barres, and to Eustace Count of Saint-Pol, the brother of Countess Jehane.

But Count John took no Cross, nor did Geoffrey the bastard of Anjou.
Afterwards, I believe, these two worked the French King into a fury because Richard should have taken upon him the chief place in this miraculous adventure.

The Duke of Burgundy was not at all pleased either.

But everybody else knew that it was to King Richard the Holy Rood had pointed; and he knew it himself, and events proved it so.
'But that night after supper he and King Philip kissed each other, and swore brotherhood on their sword-hilts before all the peers.