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After a time of apparent success he failed, of course, and only succeeded in confirming the legal rights of feudalism by bringing about his own formal deposition at the hands of the Baronage, as a chief who, having broken the compact with his feudatories, had necessarily forfeited his right. AFTER A TIME OF APPARENT SUCCESS HE FAILED OF COURSE AND ONLY SUCCEEDED IN CONFIRMING THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF FEUDALISM BY BRINGING ABOUT HIS OWN FORMAL DEPOSITION AT THE HANDS OF THE BARONAGE AS A CHIEF WHO HAVING BROKEN THE COMPACT WITH HIS FEUDATORIES HAD NECESSARILY FORFEITED HIS RIGHT
on merely to consult as to the kind of sauce with which they were to be eaten. However, they did come in some numbers, and by the year 1295 something like a shadow of our present Parliament was on foot. Nor need there be much more said about this institution; as time went on its functions got gradually extended by the petition for the redress of grievances accompanying the granting of money, but it was generally to be reckoned on as subservient to the will of the king, who down to the later Tudor period played some very queer tunes on this constitutional instrument. Edward I. gave place to his son, who again was of the type of king who had hitherto given the opportunity to the barons for their turn of advancement in the constitutional struggle; and in earlier times no doubt they would have taken full advantage of the circumstances; as it was they had little to gain. The king did his best to throw off the restraint of the feudal constitution, and to govern simply as an absolute monarch. Y TO CONSULT US TO THE KIND OF SAUCE WITH WHICH THEY WERE TO BE EATEN HOWEVER THEY DID COME IN SOME NUMBERS AND BY THE YEAR TWELVE NINETY FIVE SOMETHING LIKE A SHADOW OF OUR PRESENT PARLIAMENT WAS ON FOOT NOR NEED THERE BE MUCH MORE SAID ABOUT THIS INSTITUTION AS TIME WENT ON ITS FUNCTIONS GOT GRADUALLY EXTENDED BY THE PETITION FOR THE ADDRESS OF GRIEVANCES ACCOMPANYING THE GRANTING OF MONEY BUT IT WAS GENERALLY TO BE RECKONED ON AS SUBSERVIENT TO THE WILL OF THE KING WHO DOWN TO THE LATER TUDE A PERIOD PLAYED SOME VERY QUEER TUNES ON THIS CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT EDWARD THE FIRST GAVE PLACE TO HIS SON WHO AGAIN WAS OF THE TYPE OF KING WHO HAD HITHERTO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE BARONS FOR THEIR TURN OF ADVANCEMENT IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLE AND IN EARLIER TIMES NO DOUBT THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS IT WAS THEY HAD LITTLE TO GAIN THE KING DID HIS BEST TO THROW OFF THE RESTRAINT OF THE FEUDAL CONSTITUTION AND TO GOVERN SIMPLY AS AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH
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