d King Richard, and Herry Percy, out of Scotland, with a
power of Scots, and their power together seeming to them able to
give you a battle, of the which intent Sir Thomas Grey wist of,
but not Scrope as by me; of the which knowing I submit me wholly
into your grace. And as for the taking of your castles in Wales,
Davy Howell made me be host, so there were a stirring in the
North; of the which point I put me wholly in your grace. And as
touching the Earl of March and Lusy his man, they said me both,
that the Earl was not shriven of a great while, but at all his
confessors put him in penance to claim that they called his (p. 141)
right, that would be that time that every iknew anything that
ever to him longed.... [The MS. is here imperfect.] Of the which
points and articles here before written, and of all other which
now are not in my mind, but truly as often as any to my mind
fallen I shall duly and truly certify you thereof; beseeching to
you, my liege Lord, for His love that suffered passion on the
Good Friday, so have ye compassion on me, your liege man; and if
any of these persons, whose names are contained in this bill,
holden contrary the substance of that I have written at this
time, I shall be ready with the might of God to make it good, as
ye, my liege Lord, will award me.

[Footnote 113: The extraordinary prevalence of an
opinion that Richard was still alive and in
Scotland, has already been noticed. The Chronicle
of England informs us of some particulars relative
to the means by which the reports concerning him
were propagated, and the prompt, severe, and
decisive measures adopted by the King and his
supporters for suppressing them. "And at this time
(5 Henry IV.) Serle, yeoman of King Richard, came
into England out of Scotland, and told to divers
people that King Richard was alive in Scotland, and
so much people believed in his words. Wherefore a
great part of the people of the realm were in great
error and grudging against the King, through
information of lies and false leasing that this
Serle had made. But a