had treated in ſeveral ſorts, the King ſeeing the barons were too powerful for him, made no difficulty to grant them the laws and liberties underwritten, and to confirm them in his charter in this manner.
Here follows Magna Charta in Matthew Paris[1]. And becauſe there was not room for the liberties and free cuſtoms of the foreſt in the ſame parchment, they were contained in another charter, De Foreſta. And then follows the ſecurity for them both.
After this the King ſent his letters patent to all the ſheriffs in England, to cauſe all perſons, of what condition ſoever, to ſwear, That they would obſerve theſe aforeſaid laws and liberties, and to the utmoſt of their power, diſtreſs the King by ſeizing his caſtles, and otherwiſe ſtraiten him to the execution and performance of all things contained in the charter. At laſt, the parliament being ended, the barons returned to London with their Charters.
Thus have I given you a ſhort view of the noble conduct of the barons in their manner of obtaining the confirmation of their charter from
- ↑ P. 255, Which is here given at the end of the Hiſtory.
