The townes of Meun vpon Loire, and Iargeaulx, hearing of these dooings, presented to them thekeies of their townes vpon like agreement.
The monie he kept, but the keies and the maces he deliuered backe to the maior; and then the maior tooke the mace and did beare it through the citie bare-headed before the king, vntill he came to his lodging.
And my grandsire vpon my moothers side was Peter de Faro, which had in his keeping the keies of the gate of S.
Vnto the which earle, the great master deliuered the keies of the said palace and tower, and other ports and fortresses.
After which letter deliuered, & the keies receiued, sir Iames appointed the night next insuing to destroie them, deuising before and preparing the meanes.
Sidenote: The constable of the Tower deliuereth the keiesto sir Iames Tirrell vpon the kings commandement.
Also about seint Laurence tide was grete enquery at Caleis, for counterfeityng of the keies of Cales.
Their submission being once knowne, caused all those other townes which had not yeelded, to deliuer vp theirkeies vnto the Frenchmen, as Arques, Vernueill, and others.
Where mouthes be many, to spend that thou hast, set keies to be keepers, for spending too fast.
One key to two locks, if it breake is a greefe, two keies to one locke in the ende is a theefe.
Walter de Mannie to the king, before whom they kneeled downe, offered to him the keies of the towne, and besought him to haue mercie vpon them.
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