It is for this and the other bufineil I rtienrioned that he is journeying towards London.' ' With fuch conversation did firjbhh' de Grailly entertain^ mé while ' tratvellihg between Rochefter awl -Dàrtfcrd, He^às fie bÉftarà-ft&r'of that gaJhnt* kfti£lft- the ëaptal^de' Buck ï eagerly liftcned to all.lieftTdy afnd treafttéd Mi words in Mf ftémory j1 fer -ï'Wfci^ chiefly- 4nrbfà' company, atidiwith fit Wiiiianirde? Lïfle, thfe whblf way from Leeds caftle to Elthamï '• • Thé king arriveff*: it Elthàm àii * Tueiday. On the Wednefdây, the lords came from all parts. There were the tiuite of Gloc^ft^r; the earls of Derby, Arundel, Northumberland, Kettt, Rutland, the carl marfhal, thearchbifhops of Canterbury and of York, thev bilhops of London and of Winchefter : in fhort, all who had been fummoned arrived at Eltham on iht Thurfdây, by eight o'clock in the morning, * ' ' The parliament was holden in the king's apart-ment, in the prefence of the king, • his uncles and counfcil. • The knights from Gafcony and the deputies from the cities and towns; as well as thofe lent by the duke of Lancafter, were prefent. 1 cannot fay what paffed at this parliament, for 1 wasnot admitted, nor were any but the members of it. It fat for upwards of four hours. When it was over, I renewed my acquaintance after dinner with an ancient knight whom in my youth 1 well knew, when he was of the chamber of king Edward. He was now one of die principal advifere 143