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further charter of coiitirmation of 5. Edward 111. 

 They then proceed to plead specifically each clause 

 and word. The question at issue seemed to be, 

 whether they had a right to take money on releas- 

 ing persons out of prison, and whether the sheriff 

 of the county had any right to execute writs within 

 the borough in certain cases ; but the result of these 

 proceedings is, that the complaint was dismissed. 



2. Richard II. A fine was again paid by the 

 irgesses for 1 

 their liberties. ** 



burffesses for the confirmation of the charter of 



In 1399, the unfortunate king Richard, finding, 

 on his arrival at Caermarthen, that the Welsh 

 army under the earl of Salisbury had been dis- 

 banded before his arrival from Ireland, retired to 

 Aberconwy, and shut himself up in the castle, 

 which was deemed impregnable, but at that time 

 unprovided of all necessaries. Richard, finding 

 himself almost alone, and without any prospect of 

 being able to defend himself, had no other resource 

 than to throw himself upon the generosity of his 

 enemy. He sent him w ord by one of his attend- 



4 Harleiau MSS. in tlie Britisli Museum. 690. No. 99. 



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