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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, ordinances were made and set foorth for the safe keeping of the peace, so that such as would turney, neither by the way in comming or going, or whilest the turnieng lasted, should violentlie take a|ny thing to serue their necessarie vses, without pai|eng therefore to the owner according to the woorth, nor should doo iniurie to any man in any manner of wise. But now to the other dooings of king Ri|chard, who made no long abode in England at this time, but shortlie returned into Normandie, bicause he heard that king Philip had an armie readie leui|ed.I thinke he came not ouer at all into En|gland at this time, but ra|ther sent his mind vnto the archbi|shop. Wherefore meaning to buckle with him vpon oc|casion offered, he made the more hast, and being lan|ded there, approched vnto the borders of the French dominions, incamping himselfe with his armie in the field, to wait for the time that the truce should be expired, least the enimie should in any exploit preuent him. In like manner king Philip hauing with him earle Iohn king Richards brother, kept his souldiers and men of warre in a readines with him, to worke any feat that should be thought expedient assoone as the truce should end.