After his triumphal return to England in November 1415, Henry V wasted no time resting on his laurels. He was eager to consolidate his achievements in France, most especially his capture of Harfleur, and to seek opportunities to build on them. His victory at Agincourt provided favourable circumstances for securing the necessary resources. The parliament of November 1415 brought forward the collection of the next instalment of the double subsidy granted in 1414. Early in 1416 he summoned another parliament to meet in March to enable him to secure the necessary resources for a further expedition. As Anne Curry has shown, the mobilization of men and resources in 1416 was on a scale comparable to the Agincourt campaign of 1415 and the expedition of 1417. Though Henry was generally successful in winning support for the war in France, he rapidly became aware of the limits to the nation's capacity and readiness to underwrite his ambitions. All the parliament in March was prepared to concede was another acceleration in the payment of the subsidy already granted in November. Earlier in the month, however, he had made a special effort to secure a subsidy from the palatinate of Chester. With its traditions of soldiering, the county had some investment in the prosecution of the war in France. As earl of Chester since 1399, Henry established close relations with leading knights and squires in Cheshire and in 1415 recruited some 700 Cheshire men for service in France.