In the meane time, king Richard still desirous to furnish himselfe with
monie, deuised yet another shift, and feigned that he had lost his
seale; wherefore he commanded a new to be made, which being doone, he
caused it to be proclaimed and published in euerie countrie, [Sidenote:
_Matth. Paris._] that those to whome he had granted any thing by his
déed or charter, meaning to inioy the same in suretie, should not thinke
it much to come and haue it confirmed by his new seale, least afterward
the other being lost, their lawfull titles might be called into
question. Wherevpon manie that could not come to him whilest he was in
England, were glad to follow him, and saile ouer into Normandie, and
there to fine at his pleasure for the new seale, to the end that their
writings might be confirmed thereby, and made so much the more sure to
them and their successours. For the same businesse also Remigius the
prior of S. Albons, and manie other went ouer to their great costs,
charges, and trauell, after he was transported into France.

I find moreouer about the same time, that the kings brother earle John
exhibited a sore complaint against the Romane legat and other bishops,
for that the archbishop of Canturburie, after the appeale made vnto the
apostolike sea, had put his lands vnder interdiction for his mariage
made with the earle of Glocesters daughter: which when the legat heard,
he foorthwith confirmed the appeale, and released the earles lands of
the aforesaid interdiction. The same time also, the tenth part of all
the mooueable goods thorough the realme of England was leuied to the aid
of the warres in the holie land. And this collection passing vnder the
name of an almes, was extended vpon the goods as well of the spirituall
men as temporall.

After all this, K. Richard desirous to set order in the gouernment of
his realme, [Sidenote: Hugh bishop of Durham gouerneth the north parts.