4 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



only to have his property reftored, and to 

 give to the kingdom a parliament. Nor- 

 thumberland met the king at Conwy, where 

 he had gone after his return from Ireland, 

 and proceeding with him towards this place, 

 the King obferved a band of foldiers amongft 

 the receffes of the mountains near Penmaen 

 Rhos, and would have returned, but Percy 

 catching his horfe's bridle forcibly, directed 

 his courfe. They dined at Rhyddlan, and 

 came the fame evening to Flint. The 

 morning following the King met Boling- 

 broke in the court of the cattle, who falut- 

 ing him, faid, that for the future he intend- 

 ed to aflift him in the government of the 

 realm; " which" continued he " you have 

 for two and twenty years ruled to its preju- 

 dice." The King with the Earl of Salis- 

 bury, the Bifhop of Carlifle, Sir Stephen 

 Scroope, and two others of his officers, were 

 then made to mount on horfes, which, fays 

 Stow, were not altogether worth forty mil- 

 lings, 



