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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Then was Iohn Warren earle of Surrey and Sussex made by king Edward warden of Scotland,Officers ap|pointed in Scotland by king Iohn. Hugh Cressingham treasurer, and William Or|mesbie high iustice, whome the king commanded, that he should call all those before him which held any lands of the crowne, and to receiue of them in his name their homages and fealties.Iohn Balioll sent to Lon|don. Iohn Balioll the late king of Scotland was sent to London, and had a conuenient companie of seruants appointed to attend him, hauing licence to go any whither abroad, so that he kept himselfe within the circuit of twentie miles néere to London. Iohn Comin of Badenaw, and Iohn Comin of Lowan, and diuerse nobles of Scotland were brought into England on the south side of Trent, being warned vpon paine of death not to returne into Scotland, till the king had made an end of his wars with France. After this,A parlement at saint Ed|mundsburie. at his re|turne into England, king Edward held a parlement at saint Edmundsburie, which began the morrow af|ter the feast of All saints, in which the citizens & bur|gesses of good townes granted vnto him an eighth part of their goods,A subsidie granted. and of the residue of the people a twelfth part.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The cleargie by reason of a constitution ordeined and constituted the same yeare by pope Boniface, prohibiting vpon paine of excommunication,The preten|ded excuse of the cleargie. that no talages nor other exactions should be leuied or ex|acted of the cleargie in any manner of wise by secu|lar princes, or to be paid to them of things that per|teined to the church, vtterlie refused to grant any manner of aid to the king, towards the maintenance of his wars. Wherevpon the king, to the intent they should haue time to studie for a better answer, de|ferred the matter to an other parlement to be holden on the morrow after the feast of saint Hilarie.