they owe to me during my life time, and so long as I shall hold the
kingdome. [Sidenote: Wallingford castell.] They which keep the
castle of Wallingford haue doone their homage to me, and haue giuen
to me pledges for the observing of their fealtie. And I haue made
vnto the duke such assurance of the castels and strengths which I
hold by the counsell and aduice of holie church, that when I shall
depart this life, the duke thereby may not run into any losse or
impeachment, whereby to be debarred from the kingdome. [Sidenote:
The tower of London. Mota de Windsor.] The tower of London, and the
fortresse of Windsor, by the counsell and aduice of holie church
are deliuered vnto the lord Richard de Lucie, [Sidenote: Richard de
Lucie.] safelie to be kept, which Richard hath taken an oth, and
hath deliuered his sonne in pledge to remaine in the hands and
custodie of the archbishop of Canturburie, that after my decease he
shall deliuer the same castels vnto the duke. Likewise by the
counsell and aduise of holie church, [Sidenote: Mota de Oxford.]
Roger de Bussey keepeth the castell of Oxford, and Jordaine de
Bussey the castell of Lincolne, which Roger & Jordaine haue sworne,
and thereof haue deliuered pledges into the hands of the
archbishop, that if I shall chance to leaue this life, they shal
render the same castels to the duke without impeachment. [Sidenote:
The bishop of Winchester.] The bishop of Winchester hath also giuen
his faith in the hands of the archbishop of Canturburie, that if I
chance to depart this life, he shall render vp vnto the duke the
castels of Winchester, and the fortresse of Hampton.

And if any of them, vnto whom the custodie of these fortresses
shall be committed, fortune to die, or otherwise to depart from
his charge, an other shall be appointed to the keeping of the
same fortresse, before he shall depart foorth thereof, by the