[1] About the feast of S. Hilarie, when knowledge was giuen that king Richard of Almaine meant to returne into England, Ambassadors sent to the K. of Almaine. there were sent ouer vnto [page 261] him the bishop of Worcester, the abbat of saint Ed|mundsburie. Peter de Sauoy, and Iohn Mansell, as ambassadours from the baronage and commu|naltie of the realme, to require of him an oth, to stand vnto and obeie the ordinances of the late parlement holden at Oxenford. When the said ambassadors came before his presence, and declared to him the ef|fect of their message, he beheld them with a sterne looke, and frowning countenance, saieng (and bind|ing it with an oth) that he would neither be sworne, nor kéepe any such ordinances as had beene made without his consent;His protesta|tion to their demand. neither would he make them of counsell how long his purpose was to staie within the realme, which the ambassadours required also to vnderstand. Herevnto he further added, that he had no péere in England, for he was the sonne of the de|ceased king, and brother of the king that now reig|ned, and also earle of Cornewall, and therefore if the barons of England ment to reforme the state of the kingdome, their duetie had beene first to haue sent for him, and not to haue proceeded so presumptuous|lie in such a weightie cause, without his presence or consent. When one of the ambassadours was about to haue made answer somewhat roundlie, and also nippinglie vnto this spéech vttered by the king of Al|maine, he was staied by one of his associats. And so the ambassadours vnderstanding his mind, retur|ned with all conuenient speed.