ftrangted his uncle in die caftle of Calais, and at length fucceeded in arrefting the whole four, and would not have taken twenty thoufand nobles for their deliverance. He had them confined in fcpa-rate prifons in London. The duke then confulted with his council and die citizens what fhould be done with Richard of Bordeaux, who was confined in the great Tower of London, wherein king John of France was once imprifoncd, during the campaign of king Edward in France. It was refolved that the king (hotfld be deprived of all his ftate and outward marks of royalty, if they wifhed to a& prudently, for the news of his arreft would make a great noife through-out Chriftendom, as they had acknowledged him twenty-two years as their king, and now held him a prifoner. • They examined the whole aéfcs of his reign, and drew up twenty-eight articles againft htm, with which they came to the Tower, accompanied by the duke of Lancafter, and fome knights and fquires of his council. ' They entered the king's apart* mmi without fpeaking to him, or paying any kind of refpeft, and read to him thefe charges. He did not deny them, for he knew they were true, fcut faid that every thing he had done was by the advice of his council. He was told tb name thofc who had been his principal advifers, which he did, hoping to efcape by "throwing the blame on them, as he had for-merly done, and they to receive the punifhment : bat this was not the intention of thofe Londoners who 141