History of the reign of king Henry vii, with notes by J.R. Lumby |
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... principal events of the reign of Henry VII , ranged according to the regnal years of the king , which are so frequently alluded to in the text without the date A. D. being given . Of course it will be seen that as the reign of Henry ...
... principal events of the reign of Henry VII , ranged according to the regnal years of the king , which are so frequently alluded to in the text without the date A. D. being given . Of course it will be seen that as the reign of Henry ...
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... principal persons , in presence of whom he did renew again his promise to marry with the lady Elizabeth . This he did the rather , because having at his coming out of 30 Britain given artificially , for serving his own turn , some hopes ...
... principal persons , in presence of whom he did renew again his promise to marry with the lady Elizabeth . This he did the rather , because having at his coming out of 30 Britain given artificially , for serving his own turn , some hopes ...
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... principals of his enemies . The third , to calm and quiet the fears of the rest of that party by a general pardon ; not being ignorant in how great danger a King stands from his subjects , when most of his subjects are conscious in ...
... principals of his enemies . The third , to calm and quiet the fears of the rest of that party by a general pardon ; not being ignorant in how great danger a King stands from his subjects , when most of his subjects are conscious in ...
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... principal source and motion . For certain it is , she was a busy nego- 15 ciating woman , and in her withdrawing - chamber had the fortunate conspiracy for the King against King Richard the third been hatched ; which the King knew , and ...
... principal source and motion . For certain it is , she was a busy nego- 15 ciating woman , and in her withdrawing - chamber had the fortunate conspiracy for the King against King Richard the third been hatched ; which the King knew , and ...
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... principal person of the house of York , was slain in Stoke - field , the King opened himself to some of his council , that he was sorry for the earl's death , because by him , he said , he might have 15 known the bottom of his danger ...
... principal person of the house of York , was slain in Stoke - field , the King opened himself to some of his council , that he was sorry for the earl's death , because by him , he said , he might have 15 known the bottom of his danger ...
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Page 270 - He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded. But what my power might else exact, — like one Who having unto truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie...
Page 221 - He was born at Pembroke castle, and lieth buried at Westminster, in one of the stateliest and daintiest monuments of Europe, both for the chapel and for the sepulchre. So that he dwelleth more richly dead, in the monument of his tomb, than he did alive in Richmond, or any of his palaces.
Page 155 - ... creation, as in St. George's Fields, where his own person had been encamped. And for matter of liberality, he did, by open edict, give the goods of all the prisoners unto those that had taken them; either to take them in kind, or compound for them, as they could. After matter of honour and liberality, followed matter of severity and execution. The lord Audley was led from Newgate to Tower-Hill, in a paper coat painted with his own arms; the arms reversed, the coat torn, and he at Tower-Hill beheaded.