Model Parliament

The same scheme was remarkably adopted by a king who was Henry's son and heir although he had quelled Montfort's uprising.

[2] In calling the parliament, Edward proclaimed in his writ of summons that "what touches all, should be approved of all (Latin: Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet), and it is also clear that common dangers should be met by measures agreed upon in common".

Edward's paramount goal in summoning the parliament was to raise funds for his wars, specifically the planned campaigns against the French and the Scots for the forthcoming year and countering an insurgency in Wales.

That "sound finance" by taxation was a goal of summoning the parliament but was tied into "counsel" to the king and "the element of service" for feudalism.

A kind of quid pro quo was looked for: money for the Scottish campaign of 1296 would be forthcoming if certain grievances were addressed.