Note (45) — Chapter II
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The history of the resistance of these two Earls to King Edward, which led to the great Confirmation of the Charters in 1297, will be found in all the histories of the time, old and new. See also Stubbs, 431, 479. I feel no difficulty in reconciling respect for Edward with respect for the men who withstood him. The case is well put by Stubbs, 34, 35.