"What do these base and ignoble knights attempt ?" cried John of Gaunt.

"Do they think they be kings or princes of the land ?" But the movement was too strong to be stayed.

Even the Duke was silenced by the charges brought against the ministers.

After a strict enquiry Latimer and Lyons were alike thrown into prison, Alice Perrers was banished, and several of the royal servants were driven from the Court.

At this moment the death of the Black Prince shook the power of the Parliament.