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REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
In English:
" And they made their evil-minded assembly at Westminster, without the city—Round about near
the throne sat the prelates, and on the other side were all the nobles of the land, from the greatest to
the least, seated in just order, as I shall proceed to show :
First sat duke Henry, and close to him the duke of York, his cousin, whose heart was not faithful
to his nephew Richard. After him, on the same side, sat the duke of Aumarle, the son of the duke of
York ; and also the good duke of Surrey, who was alway true and loyal. After him sat the duke of
Exeter, who had no cause of joy, because they were there making the necessary preparations to dethrone
the king, who was his brother-in-law ; for the people were all of them resolved upon this act. After him,
on the same side, sat another who bore the name of marquis,1 a lord of great possession also, [and then]
the earl of Arundel, a fair young man. After him the earl of Norwich2 ought not to be forgot, nor him of
March.3 Besides these, there was another called the earl of Stamford,4 who sought not the peace of his
lord king Richard. Again, upon that same side, I ought to name the earl of Pembroke and Bury ;5 and
close to him sat the earl of Salisbury, who was loyal to the last, and loved the king with a faithful
heart. The earl of Dunstable6 was also there, as I heard, as well as all the other earls and lords ; the
chief of the realm ; and they were met in this assembly with the thought and desire to set up another
king.—With them, and moved by the same desire, was the earl of Northumberland, and the earl of
Westmoreland. These two continued all the time without being seated, and, the better to express their
duty, were often kneeling ; but I know not in what manner, or to what purpose."-The bishops
are not named.
The throne is red and gold ; Lancaster as before in Plate XXXI. The
figure next him is all in gold ; the next to him is in blue, and a crimson cap ; and
the next red and gold flowers, with a blue cap ; the next in purple and gold, and
a green cap and red feet: the step is blue. The earl of Northumberland
(standing on the right) is in blue and gold, lined with white, and red sleeves ; the
earl of Westmorland (on the left) is in greenish yellow. The bishop next the throne
is in black, and a crimson cowl; the next sky blue ; the next deep blue ; the next red ;
and the next deep blue again ; and the part that appears of another figure is pink.
The roof on the top is red, and back ground to it blue flowered with gold. The
building is of a lead colour, and the ceiling blue.
This is from the same MS. as Plate XX,
1 [John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and of Somerset. Arch. Vol. 20, p. 192, note e.—Ed.]
2 [This is a mistake in the French original. For Norvic we should probably read Warvic (Warwick),
as Mr. Webb has remarked. There was no Earl of Norwich till the time of Charles 1st,—Ed.]
3 ["Here," says Mr. Webb, "it is probable Creton's informant was mistaken, Edmund Mortimer
(the then Earl of March) could not have been more than seven years of age."—Ed.]
4 [Query, Stafford.—Ed.]
5 [Mr. Webb reads, " and a Baron ;" and in a note remarks, "This cannot be right. The Earldom
of Pembroke was now extinct in the family of Hastings, John, the last Earl, having been killed in a
tournament at Windsor 13th of Richard II." Arch. Vol. 20, p. 194.—Ed.]
6 [Devonshire, according to Mr. Webb.—Ed ]
REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
In English:
" And they made their evil-minded assembly at Westminster, without the city—Round about near
the throne sat the prelates, and on the other side were all the nobles of the land, from the greatest to
the least, seated in just order, as I shall proceed to show :
First sat duke Henry, and close to him the duke of York, his cousin, whose heart was not faithful
to his nephew Richard. After him, on the same side, sat the duke of Aumarle, the son of the duke of
York ; and also the good duke of Surrey, who was alway true and loyal. After him sat the duke of
Exeter, who had no cause of joy, because they were there making the necessary preparations to dethrone
the king, who was his brother-in-law ; for the people were all of them resolved upon this act. After him,
on the same side, sat another who bore the name of marquis,1 a lord of great possession also, [and then]
the earl of Arundel, a fair young man. After him the earl of Norwich2 ought not to be forgot, nor him of
March.3 Besides these, there was another called the earl of Stamford,4 who sought not the peace of his
lord king Richard. Again, upon that same side, I ought to name the earl of Pembroke and Bury ;5 and
close to him sat the earl of Salisbury, who was loyal to the last, and loved the king with a faithful
heart. The earl of Dunstable6 was also there, as I heard, as well as all the other earls and lords ; the
chief of the realm ; and they were met in this assembly with the thought and desire to set up another
king.—With them, and moved by the same desire, was the earl of Northumberland, and the earl of
Westmoreland. These two continued all the time without being seated, and, the better to express their
duty, were often kneeling ; but I know not in what manner, or to what purpose."-The bishops
are not named.
The throne is red and gold ; Lancaster as before in Plate XXXI. The
figure next him is all in gold ; the next to him is in blue, and a crimson cap ; and
the next red and gold flowers, with a blue cap ; the next in purple and gold, and
a green cap and red feet: the step is blue. The earl of Northumberland
(standing on the right) is in blue and gold, lined with white, and red sleeves ; the
earl of Westmorland (on the left) is in greenish yellow. The bishop next the throne
is in black, and a crimson cowl; the next sky blue ; the next deep blue ; the next red ;
and the next deep blue again ; and the part that appears of another figure is pink.
The roof on the top is red, and back ground to it blue flowered with gold. The
building is of a lead colour, and the ceiling blue.
This is from the same MS. as Plate XX,
1 [John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and of Somerset. Arch. Vol. 20, p. 192, note e.—Ed.]
2 [This is a mistake in the French original. For Norvic we should probably read Warvic (Warwick),
as Mr. Webb has remarked. There was no Earl of Norwich till the time of Charles 1st,—Ed.]
3 ["Here," says Mr. Webb, "it is probable Creton's informant was mistaken, Edmund Mortimer
(the then Earl of March) could not have been more than seven years of age."—Ed.]
4 [Query, Stafford.—Ed.]
5 [Mr. Webb reads, " and a Baron ;" and in a note remarks, "This cannot be right. The Earldom
of Pembroke was now extinct in the family of Hastings, John, the last Earl, having been killed in a
tournament at Windsor 13th of Richard II." Arch. Vol. 20, p. 194.—Ed.]
6 [Devonshire, according to Mr. Webb.—Ed ]