[1] [2] Upon report hereof order was taken for manie things, but cheefelie for the state: in which dealings, Ger. Dor. forsomuch as those which had the rule of the land stood in great doubt of things (for the inconstant nature of earle Iohn was of them much suspected) first they caused a new oth of allegiance to be made to king Richard, and receiued of the people. They fortified al|so such townes and castels as were of importance, both with repairing the walles and other defenses about the same, and furnishing them with men, mu|nition and vittels. Thus was the land brought into some order.