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.
9.1. The instrument of the homages of the lords of Scotland to K. Edward.
The instrument of the homages of the lords of Scotland to K. Edward.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _A Touz ceux que cestes lettres verront ou orront, &c. To all those that these present letters shall see or heare, we Iohn Comin of Badenaw, &c. Bi|cause that we at the faith and will of the most noble prince, and our dearest lord, Edward by the grace of God king ofEngland, lord of Ire|land, and duke of Aquitaine, doo vow and pro|mise for vs and our heires, vpon paine of bodie and goods, and of all that we may haue, that we shall serue him well and trulie against all men, which may liue and die, at all times when we shall be required or warned by our said lord the king of England or his heires, and that we shall not know of any hurt to be doone to them, but the same we shall let and impeach with all our power, and giue them warning thereof: and those things to hold and keepe, we bind vs, our heires, and all our goods, and further, receiue an oth thereof vpon the holie euangelists: and after all, we and euerie of vs haue done homage vnto our souereigne lord the king ofEngland in words as followeth;The forme of their homage. I become your liegeman of life, members, and earthlie honour, against all men which may liue and die. And the same our souereigne lord the king receiued this homage vnder this forme of words; We receiue it for the land of the which you be now seized,The words of K. Edward accepting it. the right of vs, or other saued, and except the lands which Iohn Balioll sometime king of Scotland granted vnto vs, after that we did deliuer vnto him the kingdome of Scotland, if happilie he hath giuen to you any such lands.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, all we, and euerie of vs by himselfe haue done fealtie to our said souereigne lord the king in these words; I as a faithfull & liege man, shall keepe faith and loialtie vnto Edward king ofEngland, and to his heires, of life, mem|ber and earthlie honor, against all men which may liue and die, and shall neuer for any person beare armour, nor shall be of counsell nor in aid with any person against him, or his heires in any case that may chance, but shall faithful|lie acknowledge, and doo the seruice that be|longeth to the tenements the which I claime to hold of him, as God me helpe and all his saints. In witnesse wherof, these letters patents are made and signed with our seales. Yeuen at Warke the foure and twentith of March, in the 24 yeare of the reigne of our said lord the king of England.