Gloucestre, the erl of Arundell, and the erlle of Warwic of treson doon ayens the king the x. and xj. yeer of his regne, and the kyng sente a justice to the said duke of Gloucestre, forto axe and enquire of him, how he wolde excuse him of such thyngis and appelis as were put and laid ayens him; and the duke wroot . . . . .
Anno xxjo. A.D. 1397-8.
In the xxj. yeer of king Richard, he ordeyned and held a parle|ment at Westmynstre, that was callid the grete parlement, and this [Cam. clxv.] parlement was maad onli forto sle the erlle of Arundelle and othir, as thaym likid at that tyme. And for thair jugement, the kyng leet [fragment Fa] make a long and large hous of tymber in the paleis at Westmynstre, that was callid an Hale; couered with tileȝ, and open on bothe sideȝ and atte endis, that alle men myghte se thorough; and the king commaundid eueri lord, knyghte, and squier, forto bryng with thaym thair retenueȝ, and come to the parlement as strong as thay myghte. And the king him self sente in to Chestreshire for a gret multitude of yomenn and archiers, and thaym he held in his hous, and thaym most loued and cherisshed aboue alle othir, the whiche . . . . .
so evir procurid, and orlabourid (sic), to the graunt of eny suche com|missioun, he sholde be holde for a traitour. Also he reuoked alle [fragment Fb] the statutis that were maad in the parlement holden the x. and xj. yeer of his regne, and also alle the chartris of pardoun, and nameli the pardoun that he grauntid frely to the erlle of Arundelle; for, as he saide, that was grauntid in preiudice of him and of his croune. Also atte supplicacion of the parlement, he pardoned to the erlle of Derby and the erlle of Notynghame the ridyng that thay rood with the duke of Gloucestre ayens the duke of Yrlond; and thay put thaym in the kingis grace: and also he pardoned thaym that were put in the commission before rehersid, and executid it not. And