Chronicque de la traïson et mort de Richart Deux roy Dengleterre: mise en lumière d'après un manuscrit de la Bibliothèque royale de Paris, autrefois conservé dans l'abbaye de S. Victor; avec les variantes fourniés par dix autres manuscrits, des éclaircissements, et un glossaire, Volume 22

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Benjamin Williams
Aux dépens de la Société, 1846 - 324 páginas
 

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Página lxxii - Glyndor has raised a quarrel, of which the object is, if King Richard be alive, to restore him to his crown ; and if not, that my honoured nephew, who is the right heir to the said crown, shall be king of England, and that the said Owen will assert his right in Wales.
Página 288 - ... lived and reigned, as they took it, devised with great deliberation and considerate advice to send and signify by letters unto Duke Henry, whom they now called (as he was indeed) Duke of Lancaster and Hereford, requiring him with all convenient speed to convey himself into England, promising him all their aid, power, and assistance if he, expelling King Richard as a man not meet for the office he bare, would take upon him the sceptre, rule, and diadem of his native land and region'.
Página 216 - ... and thou, traitor of Rutland, thou art neither good nor worthy enough to speak to me, nor to bear the name of duke, earl, or knight ; thou, and the villain thy father, have both of you foully betrayed me ; in a cursed hour were ye born ; by your false counsel was my uncle of Gloucester put to death.
Página 221 - My lords, consider well before you give judgment upon what my lord the Duke has set forth, for I maintain that there is not one present who is competent and fit to judge such a sovereign as my lord the King whom we have acknowledged our (liege) lord for the space of twenty years and more, and I will give you my reasons; there never was, nor is in this world, any false traitor nor wicked murderer, who, if he be taken prisoner by the hands of justice, is not, at the least, brought before the judge...
Página lxxvii - ... such long duration as would insure him repose from that quarter for the remainder of his reign. Accordingly, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of St. David's, the Earls of Rutland and Nottingham, Lord Beaumont, and William le Scrope, chamberlain of the household, were sent to negotiate the marriage. They were commanded to insist that the portion of Isabella should not be less than two hundred and fifty thousand marks, and were in return to offer ten thousand marks a year rent in land for her...
Página 216 - On their entering, none shewed any respect to the king, except Lancaster, who took off his hat and saluted him respectfully, and said to him ; " Here is our cousin, the Duke of Aumarle, and our uncle, the Duke of York, who wish to speak with you...
Página xlv - ... knew any thing of the scripture of God, but only to call for their tithes and dues; so that they were most unworthy the name of bishops, being lewd and most vain persons disguised in bishop's apparel. Furthermore, there reigned abundantly the filthy sin of lechery and fornication, with abominable adultery, especially in the king, but most chiefly in the prelacy, whereby the whole realm, by such their evil example, was so infected, that the wrath of God was daily provoked to vengeance for the...
Página 230 - Erpinglmm, and Harry Percy, consider well amongst yourselves what it is you require of me ; for King Richard has been our sovereign lord a long time, and was sentenced and condemned in open parliament to perpetual imprisonment; and I say, if there shall be any rising in arms in the country in his favour, he shall be the first who shall die for it. For I have great marvel that you should ask me such a thing. Do you think that I would do this at your bidding? So God help me, I will by no means act...
Página 120 - Do you think that I am a merchant or a traitor, that I wish to sell my land? By St John the Baptist, no, no; but it is a fact that our cousin of Britanny has restored, and well and truly paid us the sum which our ancestors had lent him on the city of Brest; and since he has honestly paid us, it is only just he should have his pledge back again.

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