[1] The king hauing this repulse at the bishops hands,The king as|saieth to get monie of the lords tem|porall. began to fall in talke with the lords of the temporal|tie touching the troubles in Gascoigne, where things were in broile by the hard dooings of the earle of Lei|cester, against whom the Gascoignes ceassed not to make warre still, and of late hauing besieged him in the castell of Mountalbon, droue him to such shift, that to escape the present danger he was glad to set at libertie certeine rebels, which he had before taken [page 247] captiues. Therefore to reduce that countrie vnto quietnesse, the king determined to go thither him|selfe, and to remooue the earle of Leicester out of his office: but when he came to the pith of the mat|ter, which was to desire their aid both of men and monie, the lords would not agree to grant him anie. And where he sought to burthen the erle of Leicester with misgouerning things against his honour, they excused the same earle, and so the lords also departed in displeasure of the king as well as the bishops. Howbeit the king got of the Londoners by way of princelie praier twentie thousand marks of gold at that time.The Londo|ners helpe at a pinch. And to their further gréefe for better meane to be reuenged against the bishop of Elie, he caused the said Londoners to kéepe saint Edwards faire for fiftéene daies togither at Westminster, and in the meane time to keepe their shops shut through all the citie. Which thing (by reason of the foule wea|ther chancing at that time) was verie greeuous vnto them, albeit there was such repaire of people thither, that London had not beene fuller to the iudgement of old ancient men neuer at anie time in their daies to their remembrance.