9.1. The forme of the king of Scots homage to king Edward, in action.
The forme of the king of Scots homage to king Edward, in action.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _MY lord, lord Edward king of Eng|land, superior lord of Scotland, I Iohn de Balioll king of Scot|land, doo acknowledge and recog|nise me to be your liegeman of the whole realme of Scotland, with all the appurte|nances, and whatsoeuer belongeth there|to, the which kingdome I hold and ought of right and claime to hold by inheritance of you and your heires kings of England, and I shall beare faith and loialtie to you and to your heirs kings of England, of life, of member, and earthlie honour, against all men, which may liue and die.
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in forme aforesaid did king Edward receiue, his owne and others right saued. Then did the king of England
without delaie restore vnto the said Iohn Balioll the kingdome of Scotland,1293
with all the appurtenances.Richard Bagley. This yeare, as one Richard Bagley an
officer of the shiriffes of London led a prisoner towards the gaile,A prisoner
rescued. three persons rescued the said prisoner, and tooke him from the officer, the
which were pursued and taken, and by iudgement of law then vsed, were
brought into Westcheape, and there had their hands striken off by the wrists.
The offen|ders lost their hand. A great snow and tempest of wind in Maie
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare also the war was begun betwéene the kings of England and France.War betwixt England and France. For whereas king Edward had furnished foorth six ships of warre, and sent them vnto Burdeaux for defense of the coasts thereabouts, two of them, as they sailed alongst the coast of Normandie, and fearing no hurt by enimies, were taken by the Norman fléet, and diuerse of the mariners hanged.Two Eng|lish ships ta|ken. The lord Robert Tiptost that was admerall of the English fleet aduertised therof, got togither a great number of ships, and directed his course with them streight towards Normandie, and finding no ships of the Normans abroad in the seas, vpon a desire to be reuenged,The lord Ad|merall of Eng|land setteth vpõ the Nor|man ships. entered the mouth of the riuer of Saine, and set vpon the Norman ships that laie there at anchor, slue manie of the mariners, & tooke six ships awaie with him, and so returning to the sea againe, cast anchor not far off from the land, to prouoke the Frenchmen to come foorth with their fléet to giue battell. And as he laie at anchor, it chan|ced that certeine Norman ships fraught with wine came that waies, as they returned out of Gascoigne. The lord Tiptost setting on them, tooke them with little adoo, and sleaing neere hand the third part of all the mariners, sent the ships into England.