The History of Great Britain: From the First Invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Cæsar. Written on a New Plan, Volume 7T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1805 |
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Page 103 - ... and divided. In particular, the ancient nobility began to view the power and popularity of William Wallace with a jealous eye : which was productive of very fatal consequences, and contributed to the success of Edward in the...
Page 310 - ... only evaded by the presence of mind of Richard II., then only in his fifteenth year, who rode at once up to the rebels and said, " Why this clamour, my liege-men ? What are ye doing ? Will you kill your King ? Be not displeased for the death of a traitor and a scoundrel. I will be your captain and your leader : follow me into the fields, and I will grant you all you ask.
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Page 353 - To this mandate the earl marfhal returned this anfwer, September 24, " That he could not bring the faid duke before " the king and his council in that parliament ; for " that, being in his cuftody in the king's prifon at
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Page 115 - ... in robes embroidered with gold, which they had received out of the royal wardrobe. At the end of this ceremony, two fwans, adorned with trappings and bells of gold, were brought with great pomp into the church ; and the king took a folemn oath, by the God of heaven, and by thefe fwans, that he would march into Scotland, and never return till* he had avenged the death of John Comyn, and punillied the rebellious Scots.
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