[1] [2] Three hun|dred knights of men of armes to be found.Moreouer, about the same time king Richard re|quired by the archbishop of Canturburie his chéefe iustice, an aid of 300 knights to be found by his sub|iects of England, to remaine with him in his seruice for one whole yeare, or else that they would giue him so much monie, as might serue to reteine that num|ber after the rate of thrée shillings a daie of English monie for euerie knight. Whereas all other were contented to be contributors herein, onelie Hugh bishop of Lincolne refused,The bishop of Lincolne. and spake sore against the archbishop that moued the matter. But how so|euer that request tooke place, king Richard (as we find) leuied this yeare a subsidie of fiue shillings of e|uerie hide of land within the realme, two commissio|ners, that is to say, one of the spiritualtie, & a knight of the temporaltie, being appointed as commissio|ners in euerie shire, with the assistance of the shi|riffe, and others, to see the same assessed & rated after an hundred acres of land to the hide of land, accor|ding to the custome.