Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multitude of foreign soldiers together, and prepared ships of war;
Since certain troublemakers have seized control of the kingdom of our ancestors, and I intend to reclaim it and restore it to its former state, I have gathered a large force of foreign soldiers and prepared warships for this purpose,