Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . thatplatform to be insecure. The Earl of Leicester hadhis own views as to what was a suitable reception forhim, as the burgesses soon discovered.:— Divers of the said Earls servants imputed thegreat offence of the Bailiff and his company loudlyand openly to some of their faces : in that their Lordcoming down into this country where both he andhis brother were great possessioners, and where theymeant to do so great good, and in especially comingthrough the Earl of Warwicks town, they would notdo so much as bid the Earl of Leic
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Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . thatplatform to be insecure. The Earl of Leicester hadhis own views as to what was a suitable reception forhim, as the burgesses soon discovered.:— Divers of the said Earls servants imputed thegreat offence of the Bailiff and his company loudlyand openly to some of their faces : in that their Lordcoming down into this country where both he andhis brother were great possessioners, and where theymeant to do so great good, and in especially comingthrough the Earl of Warwicks town, they would notdo so much as bid the Earl of Leicester welcome, buthid themselves. Adding further that if the said Earl, being in such place as he is, and in such credit withthe Prince as he is known to be, had come to Bristol, Norwich, or any other city or good town of this landwhere he hath less to do than he hath here, he shouldhave been received by the Mayor and officers in mostseemly manner; but this town was so stout that theyregarded not of his Lordship. A pointed slight from my lord himself followed. 360. Warwick Castle <« The oxen were ready, and the bailifif and his wor-shipful company were ready to present them ; butwe read :?—• Howsoever it happened, when the said Earlscame by where the said Bailiff and his companystood, which then put the Bailiff and the rest doingtheir duties unto them, the said Earl of Leicesterpassed by them hastily, saying he would not chargethe town so much, and would riot look towards thesaid Bailiff and his company, but rode still unto thehouse, and so the said Bailiff and his company, bothdisappointed of their interview and half amazed, knewnot what to do. They conferred upon the situation, however, anddecided to apologise, laying the fault only to JohnButler. Their excuses were duly conveyed by Mr.Hubend and Mr. Dudley, who presently returnedwith the intimation that my Lord had great marvelthat they would no better serve themselves to himcoming to his brothers town, but at their