 ... every powerful man made his castles, and held them against him ; and they filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men.  The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - Page 2461909 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Bate - 1651 - 284 pages
...filled the land full of castles. They cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men. Then they took those men that they imagined had any property, both by night and by day, peasant men and women,... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1831 - 428 pages
...was at its height. ' The barons cruelly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works, and when the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men. Then took they those whom they supposed to have any goods, both by night and day, labouring men and women,... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1836 - 582 pages
...filled with castles. Grievously they oppressed the miserable people of the land with their castle-works. When the castles were made they filled them with devils and evil men j and then they seized every one who was supposed to have any property — man and woman — both by... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 518 pages
...the land full of castles. They sorely oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-\fbrks, and when the castles were made they filled them with devils and evil men ; then took they the men that they weened had any goods, both by night and by day, peasant men and women,... | |
 | 1958 - 912 pages
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 | Thomas Wright - 1846 - 328 pages
...filled with castles. Grievously they oppressed the miserable people of the land with their castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men ; and then they seized every one who was supposed to have any property — man and woman — both by... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1851 - 236 pages
...filled with castles. Grievously they oppressed the miserable people of the land with their castle works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men ; and then they seized every one who was supposed to have any property — man and woman, both by night... | |
 | Battle Abbey - 1851 - 268 pages
...with castles. Grievously they oppressed the miserable people of the country with their castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men." Here they imprisoned all such as they could take who were supposed to possess wealth, and put them... | |
 | William Douglas Hamilton - 1852 - 200 pages
...the land full of castles. They sorely oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works, and when the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men ; then took they the men that they weened had any goods, both by night and by day, peasant men and women,... | |
 | 1853 - 440 pages
...filled the land full of castles. They greatly oppressed the wretched men of the land with castle-works. When the castles were made, they filled them with devils and evil men. They took the men whom they supposed to have any property, both by night and by day, males and females,... | |
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