This matter was greatlie debated betwéene them with manie great words, in so much that the dukes were faine to depart againe without their purpose, and rode to Windsore to the king, and made report accordinglie; but the next daie they returned againe, bringing with them the kings letters. Then the car|dinall deliuered vnto them the great seale,The cardinall discharged of y^e great seale. and was content to depart simplie, taking with him nothing but onelie certeine prouision for his house: and after long talke betwéene him and the dukes, they depar|ted with the great seale of England, and brought the same to the king. Then the cardinall called all his officers before him,The cardinall calleth all his officers to accounts. and tooke accompt of them for all such stuffe, whereof they had charge. And in his galle|rie were set diuerse tables, wherevpon laie a great number of goodlie rich stuffe, as whole péeces of silke of all colours, veluet, sattin, damaske, taffata, gro|graine, and other things. Also, there laie a thousand peeces of fine Holland cloth.

There was laid on euerie table, bookes reporting the contents of the same, and so was there inuenta|ries of all things in order against the kings com|ming. He caused to be hanged the walles of the gal|lerie on the one side with cloth of gold, cloth of tissue, cloth of siluer, and rich cloth of bodken of diuerse co|lours. On the other side were hanged the richest sute of coapes of his owne prouision made for his colle|ges of Oxford and Ipswich, that euer were séene in England. Then had he two chambers adioining to the gallerie, the one most commonlie called the gilt chamber, and the other the councell chamber, wherein were set vp two broad and long tables vpon trestles, whervpon was set such a number of plate of all sorts, as was almost incredible.

In the gilt chamber were set out vpon the table nothing but gilt plate, and vpon a cupbord and in a window was set no plate but gold, verie rich: and in the councell chamber was all white and parcell gilt plate, and vnder the table in baskets was all old bro|ken siluer plate, and bookes set by them purporting e|uerie kind of plate, and euerie parcell, with the con|tents of the ounces thereof. Thus were all things prepared, giuing charge of all the said stuffe, with all other remaining in euerie office, to be deliuered to the king, to make answer to their charge: for the or|der was such, that euerie officer was charged with the receipt of the stuffe belonging to his office by in|denture. To sir William Gascoigne,The cardinall of Yorke go|eth to Asher, and hath his plentie turned into penurie. being his trea|suror, he gaue the charge of the deliuerie of the said goods, and therwithall, with his traine of gentlemen and yeomen, he tooke his barge at the priuie staires, and so went by water vnto Putneie, where when he was arriued, he tooke his mule, & euerie man tooke their horsses, and rode streight to Asher, where he and his familie continued the space of three or foure weekes, without either beds, shéets, table cloths, or dishes to eat their meat in, or wherwith to buie anie: the cardinall was forced to [...]orow of the bishop of Carleill, plate and dishes, &c.]