[1] [2] Howbeit, Ran. Higd. Ranulph Higden in his booke intituled Polychronicon, saith indéed, that king Iohn did not onelie bind himselfe, but his heires and successors, being kings of England,England be|came tributa|rie to the pope. to be feudaries vnto pope Innocent and his successors popes of Rome, that is to say, that they should hold their dominions of them in fee, yeelding and paieng yéerelie to the sée of Rome the summe of seauen hundred marks for England, Matth. West. and thrée hundred marks for Ireland. Furthermore, by report of the most autentike and approued wri|ters, king Iohn, to auoid all dangers, Matth. Paris. which (as he doubted) might insue, despairing as it were in him|selfe, or rather most speciallie for lacke of loiall du|tie in his subiects, consented to all the persuasions of Pandulph, and so (not without his great hart|gréefe) he was contented to take his oth, togither with sixtéene earles and barons, who laieng their hands vpon the holie euangelists, sware with him vpon perill of their soules, that he should stand to the iudgement of the church of Rome, and that if he re|pented him, and would refuse to stand to promise, they should then compell him to make satisfaction. Héervpon, they being all togither at Douer, the king and Pandulph, with the earls and barons, and a great multitude of other people, agréed and concluded vp|on a finall peace in forme as here insueth.