Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry vi., Edward iv., and Richard iii. [the Paston letters]; digested, with notes, by J. Fenn, Parts 6-7sir John Fenn 1787 |
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... decoration , will present him in a different scene . The politic Richard will take every bold measure to fecure that crown , which , conscience tells him , totters on his head .. 4 We Henry VI . Edward IV . We shall not learn PREFACE , XV.
... decoration , will present him in a different scene . The politic Richard will take every bold measure to fecure that crown , which , conscience tells him , totters on his head .. 4 We Henry VI . Edward IV . We shall not learn PREFACE , XV.
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sir John Fenn. Henry VI . Edward IV . We shall not learn many new exploits , but we shall feem to see these princes and their peers , acting the de- tails of their own times ; and though the details are fome- times cursory and meager ...
sir John Fenn. Henry VI . Edward IV . We shall not learn many new exploits , but we shall feem to see these princes and their peers , acting the de- tails of their own times ; and though the details are fome- times cursory and meager ...
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... shall command it , every reader is left to judge for himself . anecdotes .. They contain many private anecdotes of perfons , places , Private and things , then perhaps beneath the dignity of history to transmit to posterity , as common ...
... shall command it , every reader is left to judge for himself . anecdotes .. They contain many private anecdotes of perfons , places , Private and things , then perhaps beneath the dignity of history to transmit to posterity , as common ...
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... shall begin . - Lancastrians come in . - Some bound by recognizances . -Others in the Tower , & c . - A report of a confpiracy to kill the duke of York in the king's chamber . - Sir Philip Wentworth caft down the royal ftandard , and ...
... shall begin . - Lancastrians come in . - Some bound by recognizances . -Others in the Tower , & c . - A report of a confpiracy to kill the duke of York in the king's chamber . - Sir Philip Wentworth caft down the royal ftandard , and ...
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... shall do well , under the earl of Oxford , by the recommendation of the Norfolk family . — The earl of Worcester and others to be beheaded . - The late queen , the duchefs of Bedford , and bishops in fanc- tuary . - J . Pafton requests ...
... shall do well , under the earl of Oxford , by the recommendation of the Norfolk family . — The earl of Worcester and others to be beheaded . - The late queen , the duchefs of Bedford , and bishops in fanc- tuary . - J . Pafton requests ...
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againſt alfo alſo battle battle of Barnet battle of Northampton battle of Wakefield beloved bleffed Brother Caifter cauſe Cofyn Coufin counſel Daughter defire duke of Burgundy Duke of Somerfet Duke of Suffolk Duke of York Earl of Saliſbury Earl of Warwick Edward Edward IV Efquire faid fame feid fend fent feyd fhall fhews flain fome fuch gode Gown grete hafte hath Henry Henry VI herte himſelf Houſe IGHT Juftice King King's Kyng Lady laſt LETTER London Lord of York Maift Margaret Pafton matter Miſtreſs moft moſt Norfolk Paper Mark perfons pleaſe pray prefent Prifoner Queen recomaunde Richard Plantagenet right worshipful ryght ſaid ſhall ſhe ſhould Sir John Faftolf Sir John Pafton Stafford ther theſe Thomas Thomas Bourchier thoſe Thurſday tidings truft tyme unto weet welbeloved wife William wold written wyfe wyll wyth yowr
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Page xxxiii - ORIGINAL LETTERS, written during the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III., by various Persons of Rank or Consequence.
Page 59 - I was put up, till at night that the battle was at London Bridge; and then at night the captain put me out into the battle at the bridge, and there I was wounded, and hurt near hand to death; and there I was six hours in the battle, and might never come out thereof...
Page 81 - And my Lord of Winchester 3 and my lord of Saint John's 4 were with him on the morrow after Twelfthday, and he spake to them as well as ever he did; and when they came out they wept for joy. And he saith he is in charity with all the world, and so he would all the lords were. And now he saith matins of Our Lady, and evensong, and heareth his mass devoutly.
Page 32 - youre owne witte in no wyse, but in alle youre werkes, of suche folks as I write of above, axeth youre advise a[nd counse]!
Page 39 - Also he asked the name of the ship, and when he knew it, he remembered Stacy that said, if he might escape the danger of the Tower he...
Page 33 - Furthermore, as far as father may and can, I charge you in any wise to flee the company and counsel of proud men, of covetous men, and of flattering men, the more especially and mightily to withstand them, and not to draw nor to meddle with them, with all your might and power ; and to draw to you and to your company good and virtuous men, and such as be of good conversation, and of truth, and by them shall ye never be deceived nor repent you of.
Page 38 - Towr, he should be saffe; and thanne his herte faylyd hym, for he thowghte he was desseyvyd, and yn the syght of all his men he was drawyn ought of the grete shippe yn to the bote ; and there was an exe, and a stoke, and oon of the lewdeste of the shippe...
Page 37 - Calais- ward to know how he should be received, and with him met a ship called Nicholas of the Tower, with other ships waiting on him, and by them that were in the spinner the master of the Nicholas had knowledge of the duke's coming. When...
Page 97 - Thursday, and there [they] were together till Friday, nine of the clock, and then they departed ; and there a Gentleman of my Lord of York took unto a Yeoman of mine, John Deye, a token and a Sedell (Schedule) of my Lord's intent, whom he would have Knights of the Shire, and I send you a Sedell inclosed of their names in this Letter ; wherefore methinketh it [were] well done to perform my Lord's intent.
Page iii - Original Letters written during the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III...