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four of the principal commoners of the
city, to attend him at Nottingham, which
having done, the Mayor was committed
prisoner to Windsor castle, and the rest to
other prisons. A commission, under the
great seal, was then granted to the Dukes
of York and Gloucester, the King's uncles,
to enquire into that and other offences,
of which the above persons being found
guilty, they were not only fined 3000
marks, but the liberties of the city were
seized; the Mayor was degraded from
his office, and a Custos appointed in his
room; the Sheriffs were also degraded,
and others chosen; and by the King's
precept, seventeen persons were appointed
Aldermen, during the royal pleasure.
As a farther mortification to the city,
the King not only withdrew, with the no-
bility, to York, but removed the courts
of justice to that city.
However, upon payment of the fine of
3000 marks, all the city liberties were re-
stored, except the privilege of chusing her
own Mayor. And the King, returning to
London, was met at Shene, or Richmond
Heath, by four hundred citizens on horse-
back, dressed in a rich uniform, with the
Recorder at their head, who made a
speech, in which he humbly begged par-
don for their past offences, and earnestly
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entreated his Majesty to honour the
Chamber of London with his presence;
to which he consenting, they attended
him to St. George's church in Southwark,
where he was received by a solemn pro-
cession of the clergy, and five hundred
boys in surplices, with the Bishop of
London at their head. At London bridge
he was presented with a fine horse, adorn-
ed with trappings of gold brocade, and
his Queen with a fine pad, and very noble
furniture.
Never was the city more richly em-
bellished than on this occasion, for the
citizens of all ranks strove to outvie each
other, in honour of their reconciled Sove-
reign; the streets were lined with the city
companies in their formalities, and the
conduits all the while ran with variety of
wines.
At the standard in Cheapside, a boy
dressed in white, to represent an angel,
stood in a magnificent pageant, and upon
the King's approach, presented him with
wine in a gold cup, and placed on his
head a crown of gold, adorned with a va-
riety of pearls and precious stones, and
likewise another on the head of the
Queen. After which their Majesties were
conducted to their palace at Westminster,
by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and She-
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