tingham, and remained there on the day of Pentecost, and stayed in those parts, awaiting the arrival of the king of Scotland. However, the king of Scotland refused to come, but sent again to the king of England, Eoger, bishop of Saint Andrew's, and Hugh Malebise, whom the king of England had sent for him, and demanded that the king of England should restore to him Northumberland and Cumberland ; and if he did not, he was to know for certain that, to the best of his ability, he would gain possession of the same ; and for receiving the king's answer on the subject, he appointed a truce of forty days, while he himself, in the meantime, levied a large army. On this, the bishop of Saint Andrew's, and Eichard3 6 Malebise, followed the king of England as he was hastening towards the sea-shore. In the meanwhile, John, king of England, had delivered to William de Stuteville Northumberland and Ciimberlanâ^wlth" tEe_castIes and. earTdôms*thÎreôï7"tô~bé fiëKTin his charge, a charge whTch^HugETBarotolph' had previously heTcT! He also gave in charge to Eoger de Lascy, constable of Chester, his castle of Pomfret, having first received from him his son and heir as an hostage. The king next ordered Stephen de Turnham, who had now for nearly two years held the archbishopric oLJUJlk in his charge, to deliver up the custody of the" said archbishopric to Master Ealph de Kime, William Ward, and Roger de Bavent, on behalf of the archbishop ; on which, the said Stephen wrote to the following effect to all his servants :—. " Stephen de Turnham, to all his servants throughout the manors of the lord archbishop of York, greeting. Our lord the king has, by his letters, commanded me to deliver up the custody of the manors of the lord archbishop of York to Master Ralph de Eime, William Ward, and, with them, Roger de Bavent, on his behalf : and has ordered that the proceeds of the manors are to be laid out in the cultivation of the lands, and the repair of the boundaries Wherefore I do command you, when the persons before-named, or their deputies, shall come to you, to deliver up to them, without delay and difficulty, the charge of the said manors. Farewell." This was accordingly done : but the king, acting upon bad advice, after the time of Pentecost, retained in his own hands the rents of the manors ;making_prómise,~tnat on the return " ; ~* Qy.tf not " Hugh."