Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales by Linda E. Mitchell

Author:Linda E. Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2016-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

Document 1: The Parliament Held at Oxford, June 1258

As the feast of St. Barnabas [June 11, 1258] drew near, the magnates and nobles of the country hastened to the parliament that was to be held at Oxford, and gave orders to all those who owed them knightly service, to accompany them, equipped and prepared as if to defend their persons against the attacks of enemies. This they accordingly carried into effect, concealing their real reasons for so doing under the pretense that their coming in such a way was to show themselves ready to set out with their united forces against the king’s enemies in Wales. … Moreover, the nobles took the further precautions of carefully guarding the seaports. At the commencement of the parliament, the proposed plan of the nobles was unalterably decided on; and they most expressly demanded that the king should faithfully keep and observe the conditions of the charter of the liberties of England, which his father, King John, had made and granted to his English subjects, and which he, the said John, had sworn to observe … They moreover demanded that a justiciary should be appointed to render justice to those who suffered injuries, with equal impartiality toward the rich and the poor … and they moreover insisted that the king should frequently consult them and listen to their advice in making all necessary provisions; and they made oath, giving their right hands to one another as a pledge of faith, that they would prosecute their design, at the risk of losing their money, their lands, and even their lives, as well as those of their people. The king acknowledged the reasonableness of the remonstrances, and solemnly swore that he would give heed to their counsels; and his son Edward was bound down by a similar oath. This oath, however, was refused by John, earl of Warenne, and the uterine brothers of the king, William de Valence, and others. . . .

Preacher brethren: the Dominican Order

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