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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Gerard de Camuille charged with felonie and treason.Moreouer through the procurement of the lord chancellour, Gerard de Camuille was arreigned for receiuing théeues, and robbers, which had robbed cer|teine merchants of their goods, that were going to the faire of Stamfort; also they appealed him of trea|son for refusing to stand to his triall by order of the kings lawes at commandement of the kings iusti|ces, bearing himselfe to be earle Iohns man, and ai|ding the same earle against the king. But all these accusations he flatlie denied, and so his aduersaries put in pledges to follow their suit, and he put in the like to defend himselfe by one of his fréeholders.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same daie king Richard receiued the king of Scots at Clipstone,The king of Scots com|meth to sée the king of England. comming now to visit him, and to reioise with him for his safe returne home after so long a iournie, and so manie passed perils. After they had spent the time a certeine space in ioy and mirth, the fourth of Aprill at their being togither at Mal|ton, the king of Scots required of king Richard to haue restored to him the counties of Northumber|land, Cumberland and Westmerland, with the coun|tie of Lancaster also, the which in right of his prede|cessors belonged to him (as he alledged)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A parlement.King Richard assembling a parlement of the Nobles of his realme at Northampton, about six|téene daies after that the Scotish king had made this request, gaue him answer that by no means he might as then satisfie his petition: for if he should so doo, his aduersaries in France would report that he did it for feare, and not for any loue or hartie fréend|ship. But yet king Richard in the presence of his mother queene ElianorA grant made to the king of Scots what allowance he should haue when he came to England. and the lords spirituall and temporall of his realme togither at that present assembled, granted and by his déed confirmed vnto the said king of Scots, and to his heires for euer, that whensoeuer he or any of them should come by summons of the king of England vnto his court, the bishop of Durham, and the shiriffe of Northum|berland should receiue him at the water of Twéed, and safe conduct him vnto the water of These, and there should the archbishop of Yorke, and the shiriffe of Yorke be readie to receiue him of them, and from thence giue their attendance vpon him vnto the borders of the next shire.

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