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Wales, and conduced to the duke at F/z/-caftle, he was carried 

 from one place to another for many days, in one fingle, plain fuit 

 of cloaths, though accuftomed to elegance and magnificence in 

 drefs, one coat of gold and gems being valued at 30,000 marks (q). 



The new fovereign, K. Henry IV, to reward the fervices of the 

 Earl of Northumberland, made him high conftable of England, his 

 patent bearing date September 3oth, 1399, at Wcjlnnnjlcr. He 

 alfo give him the Ijle of Man, with the privilege of carrying the 

 fword, called the Lancqfter-fwQiA, at coronations ; the patent 

 dated November i9th, 1399, at Weftminjler (r). His brother, Tho- 

 mas, Earl of Worcefter, had the pod of deputy high fteward con- 

 ferred upon him, during the minority of Thomas Earl of Lancafter, 

 the king's fecond fon, the patent dated Ottober 8th, 1399, at Weft- 

 mlnjler (s). He was alfo made governor to the Prince of Wales (t) ; 

 and appointed ambaflador to France, with Walter Skirlaw, bifliop 

 of Durham. He was fent the year following with his nephew, 

 Sir Hugh Ha/lings, and others, to reduce the revolting Gafeoigners 

 to their duty on the death of K. Richard ; which he performed, 

 not by force of arms, but by his wifdom and addrefs, by the 

 powers of perfuafion, and the engaging charms of affability and 

 condefcenfion (uj . 



The Earl of Northumberland, and his fon, Henry Lord Percy, 

 filled by an admired hiilorian, for his martial heroifm, " the 



(q) &;/the record and inflrument of the rcnuntiation of the unfortunate K. Richard I], at 

 the end of the x fcript. Hift. Angl. by Sir Roger Tiuifden, col. 2743 an( ^ ' n l ' le Hift. of his 

 Life by an anonymous perfon of quality, 8vo. Lind. 1681. p. 192, &c. 



(r) Rym. Feed. vol. viii. p. 89. 95. Afta Regia, vol. ii. 8vo. p. 62, 69, 70. 

 (s) Rym. Feed. vol. viii. p. 90. Ada Regia, vol. ii. 8vo. p. 69. 

 (t) Hoi. Chron. vol. ii. p. 5:9. 

 (u) Id. p. 5I 8, 



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