King William of Scotland was now on his way to a conference with his English overlord. They met at Southwell on the Monday before Easter and travelled together on [Sidenote: _April 4_] the Tuesday to Malton; there William “asked for the [Sidenote: _April 5_] dignity and honours which his predecessors had had in England,” and also for the restoration of Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancaster, which he claimed “by right of his ancestors.” Richard answered that he would act according to the counsel of his barons. The two kings spent the rest of Holy Week together in a progress [Sidenote: _April 10-12_] by Geddington to Northampton, where they kept Easter. On Easter Monday Richard laid William’s requests before the council, and gave his reply. “He told the king of Scotland that he ought on no account to have made his demand about Northumberland, especially in those days, when nearly all the nobles of the French kingdom had become his (Richard’s) enemies; for if he were to grant this, it would look as if he did it more from fear than from favour.” About the other counties he seems to have said nothing; but they were doubtless understood to be included in his refusal. William apparently made no remonstrance and was pacified by a charter providing minutely for the proper escort and entertainment of the Scot kings when summoned to the English court.[1137] He accompanied or followed Richard to Winchester for the coronation on Low Sunday, when he carried one of the swords of state before his overlord in the procession.[1138]