History of the reign of king Henry vii, with notes by J.R. Lumby |
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... desire peace most , hearken to it least ; not upon con- " fidence or stiffness , but upon distrust of true meaning , ' seeing the war goes on . So as the King , after as much " pains and care to effect a peace , as ever he took in any ...
... desire peace most , hearken to it least ; not upon con- " fidence or stiffness , but upon distrust of true meaning , ' seeing the war goes on . So as the King , after as much " pains and care to effect a peace , as ever he took in any ...
Page 58
... desire , that this peace , 15 " wherein he hopeth to govern and maintain you , do not " bear only unto you leaves , for you to sit under the shade " of them in safety ; but also should bear you fruit of riches , " wealth , and plenty ...
... desire , that this peace , 15 " wherein he hopeth to govern and maintain you , do not " bear only unto you leaves , for you to sit under the shade " of them in safety ; but also should bear you fruit of riches , " wealth , and plenty ...
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... desire him to take it in good part , if at 5 the motion of his people , who were sensible of the cause of the Britons as their ancient friends and confederates , he did send them succours ; with protestation nevertheless , that , to ...
... desire him to take it in good part , if at 5 the motion of his people , who were sensible of the cause of the Britons as their ancient friends and confederates , he did send them succours ; with protestation nevertheless , that , to ...
Page 74
... desire those 5 into whose hands this work shall fall , that they do take in good part my long insisting upon the laws that were made in this King's reign . Whereof I have these reasons ; both because it was the preeminent virtue and ...
... desire those 5 into whose hands this work shall fall , that they do take in good part my long insisting upon the laws that were made in this King's reign . Whereof I have these reasons ; both because it was the preeminent virtue and ...
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... desire aid ; and to move 20 him , that he , on the behalf of the French King , would be protector of the united towns , and by force of arms reduce the rest . The lord Cordes was ready to embrace the occa- sion , which was partly of his ...
... desire aid ; and to move 20 him , that he , on the behalf of the French King , would be protector of the united towns , and by force of arms reduce the rest . The lord Cordes was ready to embrace the occa- sion , which was partly of his ...
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Page 272 - 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.