Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 These two letters the king of England sent vnder his priuie seale vnto diuerse monasteries within his realme, in the 19 yéere of his reigne, that in perpe|tuall memorie of the thing thus passed, it might be registred in their chronicles. Thus by the common assent of the chéefest of the lords in Scotland, king Edward receiued the land into his custodie, till by due and lawfull triall had, Rich. South. it might appeere who was rightfull heire to the crowne there. The homage or fealtie of the nobles of Scotland was expressed in words as followeth.
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The forme and tenor of the ho|mage doone by the Scots.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _BIcause all we are come vnto the allegiance of the noble prince Ed|ward king of England, we pro|mise for vs and our heires, vpon all the danger that we may incurre, that we shall be faithfull, & loiallie hold of him against all maner of mortall men, and that we shall not vnderstand of any damage that may come to the king, nor to his heires, but we shall staie and impeach the same to our powers. And to this we bind our selues & our heires, and are sworne vp|on the euangelists to performe the same. Besides this, we haue doone fealtie vnto our souereigne lord the said king in these words ech one by himselfe; I shall be true and faithfull, and faith and loialtie I shall beare to the king of England Edward and his heires, of life, member, and worldlie ho|nour against all mortall creatures.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Master Ste|phansons booke of Re|cords.The king hauing receiued as well the possessions of the realme, castels, manours, as other places be|longing to the crowne of Scotland, he committed the gouernement and custodie of the realme vnto the bishops of S. Andrews and Glasco,Wardens of the realme of Scotland ap|pointed by K. Edward. to the lords Iohn Comin, and Iames Steward, who had put him in possession, so that vnder him they held the same, in maner as they had doone before. But in diuerse ca|stels he placed such capteines as he thought most meetest to keepe them to his vse, till he had ended the controuersie, & placed him in the kingdome, to whom of right it belonged. He also willed the lords of Scot|land to elect a sufficient personage to be chancellour of the realme, which they did, naming Alane bishop of Catnesse,The bishop of Catnesse elec|ted chancellor of Scotland. whom the king admitted, ioining with him one of his chapleins named Walter Armundes|ham, so that on the 12 of Iune, vpon the greene ouer against the the castell of Norham, neere to the riuer of Tweed, in the parish of Upsetelington, before Iohn Balioll, Robert Bruce, the bishops of S. An|drews and Glasco, the lords Comin and Steward, wardens of Scotland; the bishop of Catnesse recei|ued his seale,He receiueth his seale. appointed him by the king of Eng|land as supreme lord of Scotland, and there both the said bishop & Walter Armundesham were sworne trulie to gouerne themselues in the office.He is sworne.