The Chronicle of the Kings of England: From William the Norman to the Death of George III. |
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... prisoners commanded to be freed , were , by his order , more closely confined , and those who were set at liberty were again thrown into prison . Extortion , injustice , and rapine , were as prevalent as ever , Altogether , from the ...
... prisoners commanded to be freed , were , by his order , more closely confined , and those who were set at liberty were again thrown into prison . Extortion , injustice , and rapine , were as prevalent as ever , Altogether , from the ...
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... prisoner , and laid in irons at Bristol . Matilda was crowned , but her prosperity was of short duration . Not keeping on good terms with the clergy , her rival was soon reinstated in his authority ; and she was obliged to take refuge ...
... prisoner , and laid in irons at Bristol . Matilda was crowned , but her prosperity was of short duration . Not keeping on good terms with the clergy , her rival was soon reinstated in his authority ; and she was obliged to take refuge ...
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... prisoner , while on a pilgrimage to Je- rusalem . He was brought up to the bar , where he acquired great fame for his learn- ing and abilities ; and having acquired the friendship of the primate , Theobald , he was promoted to the rich ...
... prisoner , while on a pilgrimage to Je- rusalem . He was brought up to the bar , where he acquired great fame for his learn- ing and abilities ; and having acquired the friendship of the primate , Theobald , he was promoted to the rich ...
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... prisoner coolly ; You killed , with your own hands , my father and two brothers ; and you intended to have hanged myself : I am now in your power , and you may take revenge by inflicting on me the most severe torments : but I shall ...
... prisoner coolly ; You killed , with your own hands , my father and two brothers ; and you intended to have hanged myself : I am now in your power , and you may take revenge by inflicting on me the most severe torments : but I shall ...
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... prisoner . Richard de Neville gave twenty palfreys to obtain the King's request to Isolda Bisset , that she should take him for a husband . Roger Fitz - Walter gave three good palfreys , to have the King's letter to Roger Bertram's ...
... prisoner . Richard de Neville gave twenty palfreys to obtain the King's request to Isolda Bisset , that she should take him for a husband . Roger Fitz - Walter gave three good palfreys , to have the King's letter to Roger Bertram's ...
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Page 90 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Page 104 - Proud prelate, I understand you are backward in complying with your agreement: but I would have you know, that I, who made you what you are, can unmake you; and if you do not forthwith fulfil your engagement, by God I will immediately unfrock you. Yours, as you demean yourself, Elizabeth.
Page 133 - What shall we do with this bauble? Here, take it away. It is you," said he, addressing himself to the house, "that have forced me upon this. I have sought the Lord night and day, that he would rather slay me than put me upon this work.
Page 126 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which, though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. Consider, it will soon carry you a great way ; it will carry you from earth to heaven ; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.
Page 254 - ... nature has not made us suitable to each other. Tranquil and comfortable society is, however, in our power ; let our intercourse, therefore, be restricted to that, and I will distinctly subscribe to the condition which you required through lady Cholmondeley, that even in the event...
Page 133 - You are no longer a Parliament. I tell you, you are no longer a Parliament. The Lord has done with you. He has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work." Sir Harry Vane exclaiming against this proceeding, he cried with a loud voice, "0 Sir Harry Vane ! Sir Harry Vane ! The Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Vane ! " Taking hold of Martin by the cloak, " Thou art a whorem aster,
Page 254 - The letter which you announce to me as the last, obliges me to communicate to the King, as to my Sovereign, and my Father, both your avowal and my answer. You will find enclosed the copy of my letter to the King.
Page 234 - One there was, though of another species, the noblest figure I ever saw, the high constable of Scotland, Lord Errol ; as one saw him in a space capable of containing him, one admired him. At the wedding, dressed in tissue, he looked like one of the giants in Guildhall new gilt. It added to the energy of his person, that one considered him acting so considerable a part in that very Hall where so few years ago one saw his father, Lord Kilmarnock, condemned to the block.
Page 195 - This rumour, diffused by his emissaries, acted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their books for a subscription of one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for every hundred pounds capital.
Page 238 - We shall be forced ultimately to retract; let us retract while we can, not when we must. I say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts: they must be repealed— you will repeal them; I pledge myself for it, that you will in the end repeal them; I stake my reputation on it: I will consent to be taken for an idiot if they are not finally repealed.