[1] [2] [3] About the same time the bishop of Elie, lord chan|cellour and cheefe iustice of England, tooke vp to the kings vse, of euerie citie in England two palfries and two sumpter horsses, & of euerie abbeie one pal|frie and one sumpter horsse; & euerie manour within the realme [...]ound also one palfrie and one sumpter horsse. Moreouer, the said bishop of Elie deliuered the gouernment of Yorkeshire to his brother O [...]|bert de Longchampe: and [...]ll those knights of the said shire, the which would not come to make answer to the law vppon summons giuen them, he comman|ded to be apprehended and by and by cast in prison. Also when the bishop of Durham was returned from the king and co [...]e ouer int [...] England to go v [...]to his charge, at his meeting with the lord chancellour at Elie (notwithstanding that he shewed him his let|ters patents of the grant made to him to be iustice from Trent northward) the said lord ch [...]ncellour ta|king his iournie to Southwell with him,The bishop [...] Durham re|streined of li|bertie. there detei|ned him as prisoner, till he had made surrender to him of the castell of Windsor, & further had deliue|red [page 123] to him his sonnes, Henrie de Putsey, and Gil|bert de la Ley, as pledges that he should keepe the peace against the king and all his subiects, vntill the said prince should returne from the holie land. And so he was deliuered for that time, though shortlie after, and whilest he remained at Houeden, there came to him Osbert de Longchampe the lord chancellors brother, and William de Stuteuille, the which caused the said bishop to find sufficient suertie that he should not thence depart without the kings licence, or the lord chancellors, so long as the king should be ab|sent o [...] Herevpon the bishop of Durham sent know|ledge to the king how and in what sort he had béene handled by the chancellor.