Armstrong — Manuscripts of ^' 3Iodus tencndi Parliamentumy 263 



Tlie King swears these things at the altar, and the ceremony couchides 

 with tlie reciprocal oath of fealty. 



Adjiciantur pcaedictis interroga- 

 tionib?{s quae infra' fuerunt- pro- 

 nuntiatis omnibus supradictis dictus 

 prineeps conservet^ {inarrj., concedet 

 forte) se omnia praedicta observa- 



turu?/i ■* altare cora?)i cunctis 



protinus priiestito. Eege itaque in 

 solio suo taliter coUocato pares regni 

 . . . [maiy., DomMn«)i)'Eege;»undiq«e 

 circumstantes manibus palaot estensis 

 in signu7» fidelitatis oiferent se ad 

 dicti [Regis et] dietae coronae susten- 

 tatione)«. 



The transcript concludes : — 



In cujus rei tesfcimoniu?/i has UtteviLS 

 nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste 

 practato locu?)i nosirum'^ tenente apud 

 Trym 12° die Januarii anno regni 

 nosiri 6.' 



Per ipsztm locu»t teneHte»i et co)i- 

 silim)i.- 



Tix^licatur per Sohaiiiiem .... 

 (margin, passant)^ et Wilh'eZ»iHm 

 Sutton, clcricos. 



There may be added to the aforesaid 

 questions those things which were 

 below. The aforesaid propositions 

 (liaving been put) the said prince may 

 grant that he will observe all the afore- 

 said, taking (the oath) forthwith (upon) 

 the altar in the presence of all. Thus, 

 the King having been in this manner 

 established in his realm, the peers of 

 the kingdom surrounding the lung on 

 all sides with their open hands ex- 

 tended in sign of their fealty shall 

 jDroffer themselves for the sustenance 

 of the said King and crown. 



In testimony of which we have 

 caused these our letters patent to be 

 made. Witness our aforesaid Lieu- 

 tenant at Trim on the twelfth day of 

 January in the sixth year of our 

 reign. 



By the Lieutenant himself and the 

 Council. 



Set forth by John .... (Passant) 

 and William Sutton, clei'ks. 



To sum up, of the four MSS. of the " Modus " examined, two relate to 

 England and two to Ireland. Of the former, E. 4. 5, is a parchment transcript, 

 bound up with material of the fourteenth century, but probably written in the 

 fifteenth. It is made from an exemplar which was written between 1294 and 



'Liber Regahs, "justa"; Steele, "jiista." 



-Liber Regalis, (Edward II,) "fuerunt ; (Richard II,) " fuerint." Steele, "fuerint.'' 



^ Liber Regalis, (Richard II,) " confirmet." 



•* Ibid., "Sacramento super altare." 



' Ibid., "dictum." 



'' Steele, " nostro." 



■'MS., T. C. D., E. 3. 20. Annals ascribed to Marlburgh. "1-118. 26 die Juuii 

 pn<ehensi sunt apud Claue comes Kildarie et domiuus Christoferus Preston et domi'nus 

 Joannes Bedlow et positi sunt in castro de Trim." The opening words of the MS. also 

 prove that the reign was that of Heury V (1118), " Henricus Dei gratra Rex Angliiie 

 et Finnciiie," etc. 



* Steele, p. cxoi, ' ' Parsant." John Passavant was Clerk of the Hauaper, 1 Henry VI. 

 William Sutton was Clerk of Common Pleas, 5 Henry IV ; temporary Keeper of tlie 

 Rolls, 9 Henry VI ; Clerk uf Hanaper, 13 Heury VI (Steele). 



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