[1] The same day, earle Iohn, and the archbishop of Rouen, and other of the kings iustices, granted to the citizens of London the priuilege of their com|munaltie;The citizens of London. and the said earle and archbishop, and in maner all the bishops, erls and barons of the realme sware to mainteine the said priuilege firme and sta|ble, so long as should please their souereigne lord. And the citizens of London sware to be true, and to doo their faithfull seruice vnto king Richard and his heirs, and if he chanced to die without issue, then to receiue earle Iohn the brother of king Richard for their king and souereigne lord, and therevpon sware fealtie to him against all men, sauing that which they owed vnto his brother king Richard.