Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, whilest the truce yet lasted, king Richard sailed ouer into England, Matth. Paris. The king re|turneth into England. He granteth the English men licence to iournie. where he caused turneis to be exercised in diuerse places, for the bet|ter training vp of souldiers in feats of warre, that they might growe more skilfull and perfect in the same, when they should come to the triall of their forces, whereby he raised no small summes of monie for granting license to his subiects so to tournie. E|uerie earle that would tournie, paid to him for his li|cence twentie marks, euerie baron ten marks, and euerie knight hauing lands, did giue foure marks, Rog. Houed. Fines paid for licence to exercise tur|nements. and those that had no lands two marks, to the great damnifieng of the people; hauing learned the com|mon lesson, and receiued the ordinarie rule follow|ed of all, and neglected of none; namelie,
—opus est nummis vel morte relictis,M [...]l. Pal [...]n suo cap.Vel sorte inuentis, vel quauis arte paratis,Quippe inopem mala multa pati contingit vbi,Nec sine diuitijs fas cuiquam ducere vitamFoelicem, &c.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 146The charter of this grant was deliuered by the king vnto William earle of Salisburie, to haue the kéeping thereof: but Hubert Walter the archbishop of Canturburie, and lord cheefe iustice, made his bro|ther Theobald Walter collector of the monie, for the scraping and raking togither whereof, in huge sums, he put the former shifts of extortion and exaction in practise.
6.1. The tenour of the charter con|cerning the turnements before remembred.
The tenour of the charter con|cerning the turnements before remembred.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _RIchard by the grace of God king of England, duke of Normandie and Aquitaine, and earle of Aniou, to the reuerend father in Christ, Hu|bert archbishop of Canturburie, and primat of all England, sendeth greeting. Know ye that we haue granted turnaments to be kept in En|gland in fiue steeds, to wit, betwixt Sarisburie and Wilton, betwixt Warwike and Kenel|worth, betwixt Stanford and Warmeford, be|twixt Brackeley and Nixburgh, betwixt Blie & Tickhill, so that the peace of our land be not broken, nor yet our iustices authoritie dimini|shed, nor any damage doone to our forrests. Prouided that what earle soeuer will turney there, shall giue to vs twentie markes, a baron ten marks, a knight that hath lands foure marks and he that hath no lands shall giue two marks.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, no stranger shall be admitted to turney there, wherevpon we command you, that at the daie of the turnieng, ye haue there two clarkes, and two of our knights to receiue the oth of the earles and barons, which shall satisfie vs of the said summes of monie, before the turnieng begin, & that they suffer none to turney, till (before) they haue made paiment, and haue caused to be entred how much & of whom they haue receiued: and ye shall take ten marks for this charter to our vse, whereof the earle of Salisburie, and the earle of Clare, and the earle of Warren are pledges. Witnesse my selfe, Bishops towne. at Ville Leuesche, the two and twen|tith of August.