¶Of the letetr oblygatorye ye kynge Iohn̄ made to the courte of Rome / wherfore the Pe¦ters pens ben gadred thrughout al Englonde.
TO all crysten people throghout all the worlde dwellynge. Iohan by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vnyuersyte. And be it knowen that for as mo¦che as we haue greued and offended god and our moder holy chyrche of Rome. And for as∣moche as we haue nede vnto the mercy of our lorde Ihesu cryst. And also we may no thynge so worthy of••re / as competent satysfaccyon to make to god and to holy chirch / but yf that yt were owr owne body / as wyth our reames of Englonde and of Irlonde. Then̄e by the gra∣ce of god we desyre to meke vs / for the loue of hym that meked hym to the dethe of the crosse Thorugh coūseyll of these noble erles and ba∣rons / we offre all freely / graunt to god and to the appostle saynt Peter and saynt poule / and to our moder chirche of Rome / and to our ho∣ly fader pope Innocencius the thyrde / and to all the pooes that cometh after hym all the re∣ame and patronages of chirches of Englonde and of Irlonde / with theyr appertenaunces / for remyssyon of oure synnes / and for helpe & helthe of our kynne soules / and of all crysten soul is So that from this daye after warde we wyll receyue / & holde of our moder chyrche of Rome / as fee ferme / doynge feaute to our ho¦ly fader pope Innocencius the thyrde / and so to all the popes that cometh after hym / in the same manere aboue sayd. And in presence of the wyse man Pandulf ye popes Subdeaken / we make lyeges homage / as it were in the po∣pes presence / and before gym were. And shall do all manere thyng{is} aboue sayd / And therto we bynde vs / and all that cometh after vs / & our heyres for euer more / without ony agayn sayenge to the pope / and eke the warde of chyr¦che vacauntz. And in token for this thyng for euer to laste / we wyll conferme and ordeyne / that our specyall rentes of the forsayd r••ame / sauynge saynt Peters pens in al thynge to the moder chyrche of Rome payēge bi yere a thou¦sande marke of syluer and two termes of ye ye∣re for all manere customes that we sholde doo for the forsayd reames / that is to say to Myg∣helmas / and atte Eester. That is to saye .vii. hondred marke for Englonde / & thre hondred marke for Irlond Sauynge to vs and to our heyres our Iustyces / and other fraunchyse / & other ryaltees / that perteyne vnto the crowne And these thynges & before ben sayd we wyll / that it be ferme & stable without ende. And to that oblygacyon / we & our successours & oure heyres in this manere be bounde / that yf we / or ony of oyr heyres / thorugh ony presumpcy¦on falle / in ony poynt ayenst ony of these thyn∣ges aboue sayde / and he be warned / and wyll not ryght amende / he shall thenne lese the for∣sayd reame for euermore. And that is char∣tre of oblygacyon and our warraunt for euer more / be ferme and stable without ony gayn∣sayenge. we shall fronte this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy chyr¦che of Rome \ and to the pope Innocencius the thyrde / and to all that cometh after hym· And the realme of Englonde and of Irlonde / we shall maynten truely in alle manere poyntes ayenst alle manere men by our power thrugh goodes helpe.