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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. 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
bborn churles at home there, and listening to all your stories of how poor you are, and what you want; no, I want you to be _represented_. Send me up from each one of your communes a man or two whom I can bully or cajole or bribe to sign away your substance for you.” Under these circumstances it is no wonder that the towns were not very eager in the cause of _representation_. It was no easy job to get them to come up to London 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. U STUBBORN CHILDS AT HOME THERE AND LISTENING TO ALL YOUR STORIES OF HOW POOR YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT NO I WANT YOU TO BE REPRESENTED SEND ME UP FROM EACH ONE OF YOUR COMMUNES A MAN OR TWO WHOM I CAN BULLY OR CAJOLE OR BRIBE TO SIGN AWAY YOUR SUBSTANCE FOR YOU UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS NO WONDER THAT THE COUNTS WERE NOT VERY EAGER IN THE CAUSE OF REPRESENTATION IT WAS NO EASY JOB TO GET THEM TO COME UP TO LONDON MERELY 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
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