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Page 160
... Edward . " Was there no resistance , no commotion among the peo- ple ? " " Not in the least , my lord ; the people would all have perished , rather than have delivered the least of these to your majesty . They are self - delivered ...
... Edward . " Was there no resistance , no commotion among the peo- ple ? " " Not in the least , my lord ; the people would all have perished , rather than have delivered the least of these to your majesty . They are self - delivered ...
Page 200
... Edward , the next year , 1303 , entered the fourth time into Scotland , with so nume- rous an army , that he penetrated to the extremities of the kingdom , and ravaged the country , without meeting with any considerable resistance , the ...
... Edward , the next year , 1303 , entered the fourth time into Scotland , with so nume- rous an army , that he penetrated to the extremities of the kingdom , and ravaged the country , without meeting with any considerable resistance , the ...
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... Edward , advancing with a powerful army , sent out detachments on all sides , to seize his adherents , to whom no mercy was shown . Three brothers of the new king fell on the scaffold . His queen being taken , and sent into England ...
... Edward , advancing with a powerful army , sent out detachments on all sides , to seize his adherents , to whom no mercy was shown . Three brothers of the new king fell on the scaffold . His queen being taken , and sent into England ...
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