m fyigknd that he had turned to the fidè of* Scot* land i for which, in feveral parts, they had reverfed his arms, as if lie had been a traitor. This was fo fevercly punilhed that thofe who had done fuch things loft their heads. . ' We will now relate what vengeance the king of England took on his rebellious fubje&s, during the time the duke of Lancafter was in Scotland. CHAP.LXDL - ttlNC RlCMAttD JOURNEYS THROUGH ENGLAND FROM TOWN TO TOWN, PUNISHING THOSE WHO • HAD BEEN PRINCIPALS OR ACTIVE IN THE LATE REBELLION.—THE DUKE OF LANCASTER RE-TURNS FROM SCOTLAND TO ENGLAND. ' A FTER the executions of Tyler, Jack Straw, John Ball, William Lifter, Walker and feveral others at London, the people being appeafed, the king refolved to vilit his bailiwicks, caftlewicks and ftewardfhips, in order to punifh the wicked and to recover the letters of pardon which had been forced from him, as well as to place the realm in its proper fuuation^ ' The king iffued a fecret fummons for a certain number of men at arms to affemble at a fixed place, on a particular day, which Was done. They amounted to five hundred fpears and as many ar-B b 2 . chers.