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'I sues of treason and sedition brought against you by our lord bishop'

The tinker swung roundthen his features relaxed

'Holy Mother You hadyou was for real'

Richard released his hold

'Have you got 'em, Tink?'

'What?'

'The papers'

'They're in here,' the tinker tapped a wooden box

'Any trouble?'

'Nah I found a monk as down on his luck'

'Where was that?'

'In Yorkso the English is a bit odd But it's not as odd as e got from Durham'

'That wasn't just odd' Richard pulled a face 'It was like a foreign language The holy sod should have left it in Latin Then I could've borrowed the vicar's lexicon and worked it out for ht need a lexicon for some of this' The tinker opened the box and removed a sheaf of papers 'Whenever the reverend brother couldn't understand soinal'

Richard took the papers and examined them one by one

'What did you pay?'

'That's my secret, Master Vowell What I paid is of no iive me for them'