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Edward I--His first Parliament and its grant of a custom on
wool--His second Parliament--Attendance of knights of the shire
declared “expedient”--Provincial assemblies at Northampton and
York grant taxes--Seizure of wool, 1294--Separate meeting of
knights of the shire--The Model Parliament, 1295--“What affects
all by all should be approved”--Parliament of 1296--Struggle
with the barons over service in Gascony--Contumacy of Bohun
and Bigod--Principle that grants must wait upon redress
of grievances--_Confirmatio Cartarum_--_De tallagio non
concedendo_.