A History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans, Volume 4J. Mawman, 1825 |
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... Guienne A truce concluded under the mediation of the pope .... 80 Attempt to surprise Calais .. 82 Victory at sea over the Span- iards ... 59 Reaches Paris ..... 60 Crosses the Seine 61 84 Passes the Somme 62 The great pestilence 86 ...
... Guienne A truce concluded under the mediation of the pope .... 80 Attempt to surprise Calais .. 82 Victory at sea over the Span- iards ... 59 Reaches Paris ..... 60 Crosses the Seine 61 84 Passes the Somme 62 The great pestilence 86 ...
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... Guienne . I. sensions with Philip of Valois . The jealousy which these rival claims had His dis- excited , was never extinguished : and each prince had , or pretended to have , many causes of complaint against the other . Philip kept ...
... Guienne . I. sensions with Philip of Valois . The jealousy which these rival claims had His dis- excited , was never extinguished : and each prince had , or pretended to have , many causes of complaint against the other . Philip kept ...
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... ambition of the lord Philip de Valois ; enumerated all the injuries which he had received from that prince by the invasion of 38 Rym . iv . 826. v . 88. 128. 146. 156 . .38 I. CHAP . his rights in Guienne , the support EDWARD III , 39.
... ambition of the lord Philip de Valois ; enumerated all the injuries which he had received from that prince by the invasion of 38 Rym . iv . 826. v . 88. 128. 146. 156 . .38 I. CHAP . his rights in Guienne , the support EDWARD III , 39.
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John Lingard. I. CHAP . his rights in Guienne , the support of his rebel- lious subjects in Scotland , and the depredations . committed on the English commerce at sea ; and concluded with a declaration that he now revoked his former ...
John Lingard. I. CHAP . his rights in Guienne , the support of his rebel- lious subjects in Scotland , and the depredations . committed on the English commerce at sea ; and concluded with a declaration that he now revoked his former ...
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... Guienne ; but the pride of Philip refused to treat on any conditions , till his rival had erased from his arms the lilies , and formally renounced the title of king of France . The king returns cutes his ministers . Edward retired in ...
... Guienne ; but the pride of Philip refused to treat on any conditions , till his rival had erased from his arms the lilies , and formally renounced the title of king of France . The king returns cutes his ministers . Edward retired in ...
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Page 440 - ... to be entered on the rolls : " That " it shall be lawful for the lords in this parliament and " in every parliament to come, to confer together, in " the absence of the king, respecting the state of the " realm, and the necessary remedies ; and that it shall " be lawful to the commons in like manner to confer " together on the same state and remedies ; provided " always, that neither the lords on their part, nor the " commons on theirs, make any report to the king of " any grant granted by the...
Page 66 - Never perhaps were preparations for battle made under circumstances so truly awful. On that very day the sun suffered a partial eclipse ; birds in clouds, the precursors of a storm, flew screaming over the two armies; and the rain fell in torrents, accompanied with incessant thunder and lightning. About five in the afternoon the weather cleared up, the sun in full splendour darted his rays in the eyes of the enemy.
Page 267 - In proof of his doctrines he appealed to the Scriptures, and thus made his disciples judges between him and the bishops. Several versions of the sacred writings were even then extant : but they were confined to libraries, or only in the hands of persons, who aspired to superior sanctity...
Page 65 - Those that were in the front halted ; but those behind said they would not halt until they were as forward as the front. When the front perceived the rear pressing on, they pushed forward : and neither the king nor the marshals could stop them, but...
Page 363 - I am come before my time, but I will show you the reason. Your people complain that for the space of twenty, or two-and-twenty years, you have ruled them rigorously ; but, if it please God, I will help you to govern better.
Page 149 - ... a proof that his ambition was greater than his judgment. He was at last convinced that the crowns of France and Scotland were beyond his reach; but not till he had exhausted the strength of the nation by a series of gigantic but fruitless efforts. Before his death all his conquests, with the exception of Calais, had slipped from his grasp ; the greater part of his hereditary dominions on the continent had been torn from him by a rival, whom he formerly despised; and a succession of short and...
Page 427 - He disguised himself in a gown of blue satin or damask wrought full of oylet-holes, and at every oylet the needle wherewith it was made, hanging still by the silk ; and about his arm he wore a dog's collar set full of SS of gold, and the tirets of the same also of fine gold.
Page 284 - ... justify a suspicion that the prosecution of the chancellor had been undertaken for the purpose of intimidation rather than of punishment. But now the objects of the party in opposition to the court more clearly unfolded themselves, and it was proposed to imitate the precedents of the reigns of John, Henry III., and Edward II., by establishing a permanent council with powers to reform the state of the nation.
Page 376 - Committee of lords and commons ; and a fourth forbade, under the heaviest penalties, any person, except the King, to give liveries to his retainers. These badges had long been one of the principal expedients by which the great lords were enabled to increase their power, and to maintain their quarrels. Whoever wore the livery, was bound in honour to espouse the cause of the donor ; and it was worn not only by those who...
Page 67 - tell Warwick that he " shall have no assistance. Let the boy win his spurs. He " and those who have him in charge shall earn the whole '