[1] In the meane time the duke of Yorke, aduertised of all these things, Whethamsted The duke of Yorke com|meth foorth of Ireland. sailed from Dubline towards England, and landed at the red banke néere to the ci|tie of Chester, with no small companie: and from Chester by long iournies he came to the citie of Lon|don, which he entred the fridaie before the feast of S. Edward the Confessor, with a sword borne naked be|fore him, with trumpets also sounding, and accom|panied with a great traine of men of armes, Whethamsted and o|ther of his fréends and seruants. At his comming to Westminster he entred the palace, and passing foorth directlie through the great hall, staied not till he came to the chamber, where the king and lords vsed to sit in the parlement time,A strange de| [...]nor of the duke of Yorke. cõmonlie called the vpper house, or chamber of the péeres, and being there entred, stept vp vnto the throne roiall, and there laieng his hand vpon the cloth of estate, seemed as if he meant to take possession of that which was his right (for he held his hand so vpon that cloth a good pretie while) and af|ter withdrawing his hand, turned his face towards the people, beholding their preassing togither, and marking what countenance they made.