Quote#Freedom
We will and concede for us and all our heirs and successors, by the…
Quote byEdward III of England · 1312–1377
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letters-patent (1 March 1328), quoted in G. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2005), pp. 333–334.
English (original)
We will and concede for us and all our heirs and successors, by the common counsel, assent and consent of the prelates, magnates, earls and barons and communities of our realm in our parliament that the Kingdom of Scotland, shall remain for ever separate in all respects from the Kingdom of England, in its entirety, free and in peace, without any kind of subjection, servitude, claim or demand.
— Edward III of England
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