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upon opposing the royal and papal authority a Parliament was called, in which the King was obliged to give orders that four Knights from each county should sit in order to represent their respective shires, and deliberate for the General benefit of the People; [[underline]] This is the first rude outline of an English House of commons. [[/underline]] The King was then set at liberty but Peace was not restored till some time after -- Prince Edward engaged in a crusade and went to the holy land -- His father King Henry did not live to see him return, but died at London on the
