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REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
" They rode from the town till they came to the rock, which on one side was beat by the high sea,
and on the other there was no passage because of the rock itself; so that when we had passed from
valley to valley, we saw the people of the earl ranged in battle array, armed in coats of mail.---
-Thus speaking amongst ourselves (says the author) we approached to them at the distance
of about a bow-shot, when the earl came, and fell upon his knees on the ground, saying to the King?
" My true lord, be not displeased, for the country is up in arms, as you well know, and these men are
for your better guard."—When the king said [for he saw that he was betrayed], "I could well have
went without so many people to attend upon me as you have here commanded."
The bishop behind the King in a sky-blue cowl; the figure at the King's right
hand pink and gold, and a red cap; the first right hand soldier blue and gold,
the next red, and him behind in pink ; the first soldier on the left a dark lead
colour, the next pink, the next blue, and the last red. The rock brown and the
ground green, back ground blue and red. The King himself as before; as is
Northumberland, all except his armour, which is of an iron colour, as are all the
armours.
From the same MS, as Plate XX.
que vaille," which Mr. Strutt translated " from valley to valley "), we were forced either to die, or pass
on into the midst of the Earl's people. He (or, they) appeared armed in mail .... While thus they
discoursed, it came to pass that we drew near to them as it might be the distance of a good bow-shot .
when the Earl came and kneeled quite to the ground, saying to the King, " Be not displeased, my rightful
Lord, that I should come to seek you for your better security, for the country, as you know, is disturbed
by war. Then said the King, " I could very well go without so many people as you have brought here."
—Arch. Vol xx. pp. 146, 148.—Ed.]
REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
" They rode from the town till they came to the rock, which on one side was beat by the high sea,
and on the other there was no passage because of the rock itself; so that when we had passed from
valley to valley, we saw the people of the earl ranged in battle array, armed in coats of mail.---
-Thus speaking amongst ourselves (says the author) we approached to them at the distance
of about a bow-shot, when the earl came, and fell upon his knees on the ground, saying to the King?
" My true lord, be not displeased, for the country is up in arms, as you well know, and these men are
for your better guard."—When the king said [for he saw that he was betrayed], "I could well have
went without so many people to attend upon me as you have here commanded."
The bishop behind the King in a sky-blue cowl; the figure at the King's right
hand pink and gold, and a red cap; the first right hand soldier blue and gold,
the next red, and him behind in pink ; the first soldier on the left a dark lead
colour, the next pink, the next blue, and the last red. The rock brown and the
ground green, back ground blue and red. The King himself as before; as is
Northumberland, all except his armour, which is of an iron colour, as are all the
armours.
From the same MS, as Plate XX.
que vaille," which Mr. Strutt translated " from valley to valley "), we were forced either to die, or pass
on into the midst of the Earl's people. He (or, they) appeared armed in mail .... While thus they
discoursed, it came to pass that we drew near to them as it might be the distance of a good bow-shot .
when the Earl came and kneeled quite to the ground, saying to the King, " Be not displeased, my rightful
Lord, that I should come to seek you for your better security, for the country, as you know, is disturbed
by war. Then said the King, " I could very well go without so many people as you have brought here."
—Arch. Vol xx. pp. 146, 148.—Ed.]