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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Rog. Houed. The bishop of Elie commeth to the king.When the bishop of Salisburie was departed to|wards England, the bishop of Elie came to the king and trauelled so earnestlie betwixt the emperour and him, that finallie the emperour (partlie through his suit, & partlie for that he had beene verie much called vpon by the pope and other for his deliuerie) tooke or|der with him for the redéeming of his libertie, and ap|pointed what summe he should pay for his ransome,

The emperor agréeth with king Richard for his ran|some.

N. Triuet, Matt. Paris.

which (as some write) was two hundred thousand markes: other saie that it was but 140 thousand marks of the poise of Cullen weight. But William Paruus, who liued in those daies, affirmeth it was one hundred thousand pounds, and Roger Houeden saith an hundred thousand marks of Cullen poise, to be paid presentlie at the kings first comming into Eng|land, and fiftie thousand marks afterwards, that is to say, thirtie thousand to the emperour, and twentie thousand to the duke of Austrich, as it were in re|compense of the iniurie done to him in the holie land; where king Richard ouerthrew his ensignes: and for the same to deliuer sufficient suerties.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, we find in Roger Houeden that the em|perour amongst other the articles of this agréement thus concluded betwixt him and king Richard, R. Houed. Lands assig|ned to king Richard. gaue and granted, and by his letters patents confirmed vnto him these lands hereafter mentioned, that is to saie: Prouance with the citie of Uienne, and Uien|nois, the citie of Marseils, Narbon, Arles and Lion vpon the Rhone, with the countrie vp to the Alps, and all those possessions which belonged to the empire in Burgoine, with the homages of the king of Aragon and of the earle of S. Giles: wherein is to be noted, that with the precinct of the premisses thus granted to king Richard, fiue archbishops sées, and thirtie three bishops sées are included. Howbeit the truth is, that the emperour neuer had possession of these countries, cities, and towns himselfe, neither would the inhabitants receiue any person so by him appoin|ted to their lord and gouernour, wherefore the king made small account of that his so large grant. But after he once vnderstood the certeintie of the summe that he should paie for his ransome (which businesse he most attended) he sent one with letters by and by and in great hast into England to his treasurers, requiring them with all conuenient spéed to prouide monie, Polydor. and to send it to him by a day, that he might be set at libertie with spéed.

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Rog. Houed. Order taken for leuieng monie to paie the kings ransome.These letters being come to the quéene mother, and other that had charge in gouernance of the realme, tooke order that all maner of persons as well spiritu|all as temporall, should giue the fourth part of their whole reuenues to them for that yeare accrewing, and as much more of their mooueable goods, and that of euerie knights fée there should be leuied the sum of twentie shillings. Also that the religious houses of the orders of the Cisteaux and Sempringham should giue all their wools for that yeare towards the kings ransome.

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