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The copie of the Charter in French.
In English thus.
The copie of the second charter touching the possession of the land, in French.
The same in English.
The forme and tenor of the homage doone by the Scots.
The copie of the writ for the deliuerie of the castels.
In English thus.
The forme of the fealtie of Iohn Balioll king of Scots to the king of England in protestation.
The forme of the king of Scots homage to king Edward, in action.
The instrument of the said submission.
The instrument of the homages of the lords of Scotland to K. Edward.
The tenour of the foresaid letter indited and directed to pope Boniface.
An extract of the foresaid writ, as it is registred in the booke that belonged to the abbeie of Abington.
Edward, the first of that name after the conquest, began his reigne ouer thiskingdome of England, the 16 day of Nouember, in the yeare of the world, 5239,of our Lord 1272, of the Saxons 814, after the conquest 206, the vacation of the empireafter the deceasse of Frederike the second as yet induring (though shortlie after inthe yeare next following, Radulfe of Habspurge was elected emperour) in the third yeareof Philip the third then reigning in France, and Alexander the third yet liuing in gouernementof the Scottish kingdome.
This Edward the first, when his father died, being about the age of 35 yeares, was asthen in the holie land, or rather in his iournie homewards: but wheresoeuer he was atthat present, the nobles of the land, after his father was departed this life, assembled atthe new temple in London, and causing a new seale to be made, they ordeined faithfullministers and officers, which should haue the treasure in kéeping, and the administrationof iustice for the maintenance of peace and tranquillitie within the land, and on the 22day of Nouember he was proclaimed king. Who after he had remained a time in theholie land, and per