Compare 1577 edition: 1 And herewith they sent to the duke of Glocester a charter indented, which was dated the foure and twentith daie of August, in the said yeare 1482, con|tracted betwéene the duke of Glocester lieutenant generall for the king of England, & Alexander duke of Albanie lieutenant for Iames king of Scots; that an especiall abstinence of warre should be kept betwixt the realmes of England and Scotland, as well by sea as by land, to begin the eighth daie of September next comming, & to indure till the fourth daie of Nouember next following. And in the same season, the towne & castle of Berwike to be occupied and remaine in the reall possession of such, as by the king of Englands deputie should be appointed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevnto the duke of Glocester agreed,The castell of Berwike deliuered. and so then was the castell of Berwike deliuered to the lord Stanleie, and other thereto appointed; who therein put both Englishmen and artillerie, sufficient to de|fend it against all Scotland, for six months. The duke of Albanie and caused the prouost and burgesses of Edenburgh, to make a sufficient instrument obli|gatorie to king Edward, for the true satisfaction and contentation of the same monie, which he also sent by the said prouost to the duke of Glocester to Alne|wike: the verie copie whereof hereafter followeth.
16.1. The true copie of the said in|strument obligatorie.
The true copie of the said in|strument obligatorie.
_BE it knowne to all men by these present letters, Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall. fol. Cc [...]j. vs Walter Ber|traham, prouost of the towne of Edenburgh in Scotland, and the EEBO page image 707 whole fellowship, merchants, burgesses, & communaltie of the same towne, to be bound and obliged by these presents, vnto the most excellent, and most mightie prince Edward, by the grace of God king of Eng|land. That where it was communed and agreed betwéene his excellencie on the one part, and the right high & mightie prince our souereigne lord, Iames king of Scots on the other part, that mariage and ma|trimonie should haue beene solemnized and had betwixt a mightie and excellent prince Iames the first begotten sonne and heire apparant to our souereigne lord aforesaid, & the right noble princesse Cicilie, daugh|ter to the said Edward K. of England; and for the said mariage to haue beene perfor|med, certeine and diuerse great summes of monie bene paid and contented by the most excellent prince, vnto our souereigne lord aforesaid, as by certeine writings betwixt the said princes therevpon made more at large plainlie appeares.
That if it be the pleasure of the said Ed|ward king of England, to haue the said ma|riage to be performed and completed, ac|cording to the said communication in wri|ting, that then it shall be well and trulie, without fraud, deceipt, or collusion obser|ued, kept, and accomplished on the partie of our souereigne lord aforesaid, & the no|bles spirituall and temporall of the realme of Scotland. And if it be not the pleasure of the said excellent prince Edward king of England, to haue the said mariage perfor|med and completed; that then we Walter, prouost, burgesses, merchants, and com|mons of the aboue named towne of Eden|burgh, or anie of vs, shall paie and content to the king of England aforesaid, all the summes of monie that was paied for the said mariage, at such like termes & daies immediatlie insuing after the refusall of the said mariage, and in such like maner & forme as the said summes were afore deli|uered, contented and paied; that then this obligation and bond to be void, and of no strength. Prouided alwaies, that the said Edward king of England, shall giue know|ledge of his pleasure and election in the pre|misses in taking or refusing of the said ma|riage, or of repaiment of the said sums of monie, to our said souereigne lord, or lords of his councell, or to vs the said prouost, merchants, or any of vs, within the realme of Scotland, being for the time, betwixt this & the feast of Alhalowes next to come.
To the which paiment well and trulie to be made, we bind and oblige vs, & eue|rie of vs, our heires, successors, executors, and all our goods, merchandizes, & things what soeuer they be, where soeuer, or in what place, by water or by land, on this side the sea or beyond, we shall happen to be found, anie league, anie truce or safegard made or to be made, notwithstanding. In witnesse whereof to this our present wri|ting, and letters of bond, we, the said pro|uost, burgesses, merchants, and communi|tie, haue set our common seale of the said towne of Edenburgh, the fourth daie of August, the yeare of our Lord God, 1482. Giuen in the presence of the right mightie prince Richard duke of Glocester, Alexan|der duke of Albanie, the reuerend father in God Iames bishop of Dunkeld, & the right noble lord Henrie earle of Northumber|land, Colin earle of Argile, Thomas lord Stanleie, maister Alexander English, and others, &c.