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" his heirs ; that we will hinder him from damage as much as 

 " we can, and fet upon his enemies with all our forces where- 

 " ever they may be found. And to the end that we may firmly 

 " keep and hold thefe prefents, we do bind ourfelves, our heirs, 

 " and our goods ; and we have fworn to this upon the BlefTed 

 " Evangelifts. Befides all we that are prefent, and every of us 

 " feparately, have done homage to our Lord the King of England, 

 " in thefe words, 



" I will be true and loyal, and bear true faith and allegiance 

 " to Edward, King of England, and his heirs, and ferve him with 

 " life and limb, and do him all earthly honour againft all man- 

 " ncr of people that may live and die ; and from henceforth I 

 " will not bear arms, nor be aiding in counfel, againft him, or 

 " againft his heirs, on any caufe whatfoever. So help me God, 

 " and all the faints. 



" In witnefs of thefe things we have made thefe letters patents, 

 " and fcaled them with our feals. 



" Given at Berwick upon Tweed, this 28th day of Auguft, in the 

 " year of the reign of our faid Lord the King of England twenty 

 " four." 



Among the Scotch peers thus doing homage in that auguft af- 

 fembly, was Sir Gilbert de Humfranvil, Earl of Angus, in Scotland, 

 and Baron of Prudhow, in Northumberland. 



Not only the barons or great tenants in capite made their fub- 

 miffion in form, but on giving the Scots a new chancellor, a new 

 great fcai, new judges, and a new treafurer, the lefler tenants 

 were called upon to make theirs by a written deed, to remain as 



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