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3 Here at
Edenburgh, or rather at Rockesborough (as Abington saith) a great number of Welshmen came vnto the
king, who sent home the like num|ber of English footmen, of those that séemed most wearie. Moreouer, at
Striueling, there came to the king the earle of Ulster, with a great number of I|rishmen. Then passing ouer
the riuer of Forth,
Saint Ioh [...] towne. The king of Scots su [...]th for peace.
9.1. The instrument of the said submission.
The instrument of the said submission.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _IEhan per la grace de Dieu, roy de Es|coce, á tous ceulx quae cestes praesen|tes letres verront ou orront, saluz, &c. Iohn by the grace of GOD king of Scotland, to all those that these present letters shall see or heare, sendeth greeting. Bicause that we through euill counsell and our owne sim|plicitie, haue greeuouslie offended our soue|reigne lord, Edward by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aqui|tane, in many things; that is to saie, in that, whereas we beeing and abiding vnder his faith and homage, haue bound our selues vnto the king of France which then was his enimie and yet is, procuring a mariage with the daughter of his brother Charles du Valois, and that we might greeue our said lord, and aid the king of France with all our power by warre and other means, we haue at length by aduise of our per|uerse counsell defied our said lord the K. of Eng|land, and haue put our selues out of his allegi|ance and homage, & sent our people into Eng|land, to burne houses, to take spoiles, to com|mit murther, with many other damages, and also in fortifieng the kingdome of Scotland, which is of his fee, putting and establishing ar|med men in townes, castels, and other places, to defend the land against him, to deforce him of his fee, for the which transgressions our said souereigne lord the king, entring into the realm of Scotland with his power, hath conquered and taken the same, notwithstanding al that we could do against him, as by right he may do, as a lord of his fee, bicause that we did render vnto him our homage, and made the foresaid rebellion. We therfore as yet being in our full power and free will, doo render vnto him the EEBO page image 301 land of Scotland, and all the people therof with the homages. In witnesse whereof, we haue caused these letters patents to be made. Yeuen at Brechin the tenth day of Iulie, in the fourth yeare of our reigne, sealed with the common seale of the kingdome of Scotland.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, king Edward went forward to see the mounteine countries of Scotland,K. Edward passeth for|ward through Scotland. the bishop of Durham euer kéeping a daies iournie afore him. At length, when he had passed through Murrey land, and was come to Elghin, perceiuing all things to be in quiet, he returned towards Berwike, and comming to the abbeie of Scone, he tooke from thence the mar|ble stone,K. Edward bringeth the marble stone out of Scot|land. wherevpon the kings of Scotland were ac|customed to sit as in a chaire, at the time of their co|ronation, which king Edward caused now to be transferred to Westminster and there placed, to serue for a chaire for the priest to sit in at the altar. The king comming to Berwike, called thither vnto a parlement all the nobles of Scotland, and there receiued of them their homages,The nobilitie of Scotland submit them|selues to the king. the which in perpe|tuall witnesse of the thing, made letters patents thereof, written in French, and sealed with their seales, as the tenor here followeth.