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... command of Lord Hereford and Lord Mow- bray , appointed to defend the passage of the Eden , for the Scots could not enter England without crossing one of these rivers . Until they arrived at the above town , the English could get no ...
... command of Lord Hereford and Lord Mow- bray , appointed to defend the passage of the Eden , for the Scots could not enter England without crossing one of these rivers . Until they arrived at the above town , the English could get no ...
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... command you are carrying beyond seas , since his body cannot go thither . " All who were present wept bitterly , and when the Lord James could speak , he said , “ Gallant and noble King , I return you a thousand thanks for the honour ...
... command you are carrying beyond seas , since his body cannot go thither . " All who were present wept bitterly , and when the Lord James could speak , he said , “ Gallant and noble King , I return you a thousand thanks for the honour ...
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... command as Jacob Von Artaveld . He collected the rents , the du- ties on wine , and other taxes belonging to the Earl of Flanders , though they were the Earl's lawful revenue ; and he raised also extraordinary subsidies , which he spent ...
... command as Jacob Von Artaveld . He collected the rents , the du- ties on wine , and other taxes belonging to the Earl of Flanders , though they were the Earl's lawful revenue ; and he raised also extraordinary subsidies , which he spent ...
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... command of that which remained , and he made such progress in the siege by battering and destroying the walls with his machines , that the courage of those within began to falter . At this moment the Bishop of Leon happened to have an ...
... command of that which remained , and he made such progress in the siege by battering and destroying the walls with his machines , that the courage of those within began to falter . At this moment the Bishop of Leon happened to have an ...
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... command of this divi- sion , which shall consist of a thousand good archers , and three hundred men - at - arms . I will have with me a hundred of my companions and five hundred archers , and while you are engaging the attention of the ...
... command of this divi- sion , which shall consist of a thousand good archers , and three hundred men - at - arms . I will have with me a hundred of my companions and five hundred archers , and while you are engaging the attention of the ...
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