what they held in Acquitaine, of which they were1 ftyled dukes. Many in England murmured, that their king îhould do homage to Philip, Who had not fo near a right to the crown of France as himfelf. Neither the king nor his council was ignorant of this ;—however a great parliament and aflembly were holden on the fubjecl of his homage. The ambafladors from the king of France remained all the winter, till the month of May following, without being able to obtain any definitiva anfwer. At laft, the king of England, in conformity to his privileges, in which he put much faith, was advifed to write letters in the manner of patents, fealed with his great feal, acknowledging what fort of homage he owed, and ought to pay to the king of France, which letters were in the following terms : " Edward by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Acquitaine, to all by whom thefe prefent letters ihall be feen and he^rd, greeting. " We make known, that when we paid our homage to our excellent and wejl bejoved lord and coufin Phil p, king pf France, at Amiens, it was required by him ofusjthatwefliould acknowledge fuch homage to be liege, and. that we, in paying him fuch homage, îhould promit exprefsly to be faithful and true to him—which things we did not then do, as we were ignorant if they were due,'and only paid him general homage in fuch terms, as faying, we entered into his homage.in.the fame manner as our predeceflòrt, the diikes of Guienne, had in former days