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12.1. A proclamation clearing the lords of treason.

A proclamation clearing the lords of treason.

[1] _RIchard by the grace of God, &c. We will that it be knowne to all our liege people throughout our realme of England, that whereas Thomas duke of Glocester, Ri|chard earle of Arundell, & Thomas earle of Warwike, haue beene defamed of trea|son by certeine of our councellors: we as it apperteineth, diligentlie searching the ground & cause of this defamation, find no such thing in them, nor any suspicion there|of: wherfore we declare the same defama|tion to be false, and vntrue, and doo receiue the same duke and earles into our speciall protection. And bicause these accusers shall be notoriouslie knowne, their names are Alexander archbishop of Yorke, sir Robert Ueere duke of Ireland, Michaell de la Poole earle of Suffolke, Robert Trisilian lord chiefe iustice, and sir Nicholas Bram|bre of London knight, who in like case shall remaine till the next parlement, and there shall stand to their answers. But in the meane time we likewise take them into our protection, streictlie charging and com|manding, that no maner of person charge any of the forenamed, either priuilie or a|pertlie, in word or deed, to hurt them, or cause any hurt to be doone to them, but all quarels & demands against them to be re|mitted, vntill the next parlement prefixed.