The king taketh an oth to performe the lords orders.]

Sir William Elmham that was charged also for withdrawing of the

soldiers wages, discharged himselfe therof, and of all other things

that might be laid to his charge. As touching the iustices, they were

all condemned to death by the parlement, but such meanes was made for

them vnto the queene, that she obteined pardon for their liues. But

they forfeited their lands and goods, and were appointed to remaine in

perpetuall exile, with a certeine portion of monie to them assigned for

their dailie sustentation: the names of which iustices so condemned

to exile were these, Robert Belknap, Iohn Holt, Iohn Craie, Roger

Fulthorpe, William Burgh, and Iohn Lokton. Finallie, in this parlement

was an oth required and obteined of the king, that he should stand vnto

and abide such rule and order as the lords should take: and this oth

was not required onelie of the king, but also of all the inhabitants

of the realme. ¶ In these troubles was the realme of England in these

daies, and the king brought into that case, that he ruled not, but was

ruled by his vncles, and other to them associat.

[Sidenote: The earle of Arundell sent to the sea with a great nauie, in

aid of the duke of Britaine.

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