The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rpeople is such, that you have, for the space of twenty or two-and-twenty years,governed them very badly and very rigorously, and in so much that they arts M CAPTIVITY OF RICHARD. [1399. not well contented therewith. But, if it please our Lord, I will help you togovern them better than they have been governed in time past. KingEichard then answered him, Fair cousin, since it pleaseth you, it pleaseth uswell. And be assured that these are the very words that they two spak
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rpeople is such, that you have, for the space of twenty or two-and-twenty years,governed them very badly and very rigorously, and in so much that they arts M CAPTIVITY OF RICHARD. [1399. not well contented therewith. But, if it please our Lord, I will help you togovern them better than they have been governed in time past. KingEichard then answered him, Fair cousin, since it pleaseth you, it pleaseth uswell. And be assured that these are the very words that they two spaketof^ether, without taking away or adding anything: for I heard and under-Btood them very well. The French knight then relates the progress of the captive and his enemyfrom Flint to Chester, and from Chester to London. At Chester Henrydismissed many of his followers. At Lichfield Eichard attempted to escapeby night, letting himself down through a window of the tower where helodged. The knight then records, what Froissart also mentions as havingpreviously occurred, that Henry told a deputation of Londoners, who demanded. The Tower, from the Thames. the head of the king, that the king should be judged by ihe the cavalcade advanced by the north road, tiU, on the 1st of September,they came within six miles of London. Here they were met by the mayorand principal citizens; and as they went on the people shouted, Long livethe duke of Lancaster. They entered the city at the hour of vespers; andHenry alighted at St. Pauls, and went aU armed before the high altar tomake his orisons. He wept much at the tomb of his father. The king waslodged in the Tower. During a sojourn of three days at Chester, writs had beea issued in the 1399.] DEPOSITION OP RICHARD. 37 kings name to summon a parliament on the 30th of September. A month ofcaptivity had to be passed by the unhappy Eichard. There is a manuscriptin the Eoyal Library of Prance which details an interview beween theking a
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