The Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat TylerSmith, Elder and Company, 1833 - 369 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 74
Page 4
... king , for a year and a day , without claim , he could not be molested for the future ; although he was still liable , if caught beyond the precincts of the royal boundary , to be retaken . The classification had just finished , when a ...
... king , for a year and a day , without claim , he could not be molested for the future ; although he was still liable , if caught beyond the precincts of the royal boundary , to be retaken . The classification had just finished , when a ...
Page 6
... king . " The baron then bent his head forward and kissed the young man's forehead ; and unloosing his hands , Holgrave arose , and bending his head , stood to hear what De Boteler might say . " You have spoken well , Holgrave , " said ...
... king . " The baron then bent his head forward and kissed the young man's forehead ; and unloosing his hands , Holgrave arose , and bending his head , stood to hear what De Boteler might say . " You have spoken well , Holgrave , " said ...
Page 33
... King Edward himself shall insult a freeman's wife ! but do not weep , Margaret , I am not angered with you . " That evening De Boteler spoke little during supper , and while drinking the second cup after the repast , he desired the page ...
... King Edward himself shall insult a freeman's wife ! but do not weep , Margaret , I am not angered with you . " That evening De Boteler spoke little during supper , and while drinking the second cup after the repast , he desired the page ...
Page 74
... King's Bench called a writ de heretico comburendo , by virtue of which the victim was handed over to the temporal authority , and under- went the punishment awarded . But it was sel- dom , at this period , that the obstinacy of a de ...
... King's Bench called a writ de heretico comburendo , by virtue of which the victim was handed over to the temporal authority , and under- went the punishment awarded . But it was sel- dom , at this period , that the obstinacy of a de ...
Page 75
... The abbot took up a pen that lay before him , and was about to write ; but he laid it down again , saying- " Would it not be better to await her trial , and should she be found guilty , petition the king for THE BONDMAN . 75.
... The abbot took up a pen that lay before him , and was about to write ; but he laid it down again , saying- " Would it not be better to await her trial , and should she be found guilty , petition the king for THE BONDMAN . 75.
Other editions - View all
The Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler (Classic Reprint) Mrs. O'Neill No preview available - 2018 |
The Bondman: A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler (Classic Reprint) Mrs. O'neill No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
66 My lord abbey abbot answer arms asked baron baroness Black Jack bondman Boteler's Calverley's cheek child command cottage countenance dark door Edith Holgrave entered esquire eyes father John feelings galleyman gaze glance gold grave green wax Hailes Abbey hall hand head heard heart Holgrave's hour instant instantly interrupted Isabella Jack Straw John Ball John Byles John Kirkby John Oakley king knave lady London looked Lord de Boteler Lucy Margaret Mary Byles Master Calverley merchet monk morning mother never night noble Oakley passed paused prison replied Holgrave returned Richard Roland de Boteler royal rushed shout Simon Sudbury Sir Robert Knowles Skipwith smile smith speak spirit step Stephen Holgrave steward stood strange stranger Sudbury Sudley Castle tell thing Thomas Calverley Tom Merritt tone Tower tumbrel turned vassals villein voice Wat Turner Wat Tyler wife Winchcombe woman writ yeoman
Popular passages
Page 6 - I become your man from this day forward [of life and limb, and of earthly worship,] and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear to you faith for the tenements that I claim to hold of you, saving the faith that I owe unto our sovereign lord the king ; and then the lord, so sitting, shall kiss him.
Page 64 - Edith's words, when she had given her the phial, " that there was enough there to kill," suddenly occurred to her — and then, too, came, with a dreadful distinctness, the remembrance of the true directions which Edith had given. " Oh, I have murdered the child !" exclaimed Mary, in the dreadful excitement of the moment. " What will become of me ? what shall I do? I shall surely be hung. Oh ! oh !" she continued, covering her face with her hands, to shut out the sight of the gasping infant. At this...
Page 7 - when he shall do fealty to his lord, shall hold his right hand over the book, and shall say : Hear you, my lord, that I from this day forth unto you shall be true and faithful, and shall owe you fealty for the land which I hold of you in villeinage; and that no evil or damage will I see concerning you, but I will defend and warn you to my power. So help me God and all his saints.
Page 7 - ... group to do fealty, and, standing before the baron, pronounced after him the following oath, holding his right hand on the gospels : — " I, John Hartwell, will be to you, my Lord" Roland de Boteler, true and faithful, and bear to you fealty and faith for the lands and tenements which I hold of you ; and I will truly do and perform the customs and services that I ought to do to you, so help me God...
Page 313 - The Baroness of Sudley," replied Father John, " does not know the poor Cistercian monk. Were the bolts withdrawn, and that door left swinging upon its hinges, I would not leave my prison until the voice of the people bade me come forth. And know ye not, lady, that with what measure ye mete to others, the same shall be meted to you again. Did ye deal out mercy to Edith Holgrave ? Did ye deal mercifully by Stephen, when ye gave him bondage as a reward for true faith — and then stripes and a prison...
Page 1 - of subjects' castles the most handsome habitation, and of subjects' habitations the strongest castle," continued in the possession of the crown till the accession of Edward VI., when it was bestowed, as we have seen, upon Lord Seymour. Large sums were expended by the Admiral upon its enlargement and improvement, and, while heightening its beauty, he contrived, at the same time, materially to increase...