...116; Libro 75, fol. 6. 1 Ibid. Libro 72, P. 2, fol. 116; Libro 73, fol. 142, 247-8; Libro 78, fol. 216, 226, 285; Libro 82, fol. 5. CHAPTER V. THE KINGDOMS...heir of our kingdom, on condition that you preserve OUT liberty and laws and if you do otherwise we do not swear to you."1 1 Relazioni Venete, Serie I,...

...of their independence. The C6rtes were really representative bodies which insisted upon the redresa of grievances before voting supplies and, if we may...allegiance was still in use: " We, who are as good I as you, swear to you who are no better than we, as to the prince and heir of our kingdom, on condition...

...vassals. The oath of allegiance sworn by the subjects 8 of the Kings of Aragon is highly significant : " We, who are as good as you, swear to you, who are no better than we, to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided that you observe all our liberties and laws...

...Aragon, royal power was far from absolute: witness the oath sworn by the subjects of the King of Aragon: "We, who are as good as you, swear to you, who are not better than we, to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided that you observe all our...

...Aragonese constitutionalism was expressed in the arresting oath of allegiance attributed to its nobility: 'We who are as good as you swear to you who are no better than we to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided you observe all our liberties and laws; but...

...best of libertarian motives if on somewhat slender historical excuse, state the essence of the point: 'We who are as good as you swear to you who are no better than us allegiance as Prince and Heir to our Kingdom, on the condition that you preserve our laws and liberties;...

...Aragonese nobles illustrates the one-time independence of the aristocracy the Spanish monarchs governed: "We who are as good as you, swear to you who are no better than we, to accept you as our king and soverign lord, provided you accept all our liberties and laws, but if...

...the other, the following sixteenth century version of the Aragonese oath of allegiance to the king: We who are as good as you swear to you who are no better than we to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided you observe all our liberties and laws; but...

...protection against arbitrary power. The Aragonese oath of allegiance to the king was "We who are so good as you swear to you who are no better than we, to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided that you observe all of our liberties and laws;...

...see as similarly variant. 14. The Aragonese nobility allegedly swore allegiance to the Crown thus: "We who are as good as you swear to you who are no better than we to accept you as our king . . . provided you observe all our liberties and laws; but if not, not."...