Works of the Camden Society, Edição 26

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Camden Society, 1843 - 304 páginas
 

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Página 190 - And a little before the execution, a huge and great Image was brought to the gallows, which Image was brought out of Wales, and of the Welshmen much sought and worshipped. This Image was called...
Página 191 - The innocente people hathe ben sore aluryd and entisid to worshipe the saide Image, in so muche that there is a commyn sayinge as yet amongist them that who so ever will offer anie thinge to the saide Image of Darvellgadern, he hathe power to fatche hym or them that so offers oute of Hell when they be dampned.
Página 256 - It may please your Lordship, to advertise us of the King's Pleasure, by this Bearer, to whom we shall deliver the Custody and Keeping of the House, with such Stuff as we intend to leave there, convenient to the King's Use. We assure your Lordship, it is the goodliest House of that Sort, that ever we have seen.
Página 3 - The zealous catholics were alarmed by this measure, and justly regarded it as an example which would not fail to lead to a more general demolition of the religious houses. Some of the abbots attempted to avert the danger by offering sums of money for his scholastic foundation instead of the abbey lands, as in the case of Edmund Walley, abbot of St. Mary's, at York, who in a letter to the cardinal, says, — " I am right interely contented, for your tenderiuge of the premisses, to gyve unto your grace...
Página 3 - Although it is uncertain when the idea of dissolving the monasteries was first talked of, it is certain that the axe was first laid to the tree by Cardinal Wolsey, who obtained grants for suppressing a number of the smaller monasteries in order to found a college at Oxford (now Christ Church) and another at Ipswich. Wolsey himself (in his letter to the king, printed in Ellis, orig. lett. second series, ii. p. 18) calls them " certain exile* and small monasteries, wherein neither God is served ne...
Página 151 - BEYATE. To beget. (A..S.) BEYE. (1) To aby ; to revenge ; to atone for. Ritson. (2) To buy. (A..S.) See Octovian, 388, 805 ; Gesta Rom. p. 246. So many schulden beye and selle.
Página 256 - ... house mete for the king's majesty, and for no man else : which is to our great comfort; and we trust verily, that there shall never come any double hood within that house agaiu.
Página 72 - Withoute doubte we here say this acte to be gretly lamentede of all the duble honeste women of the towne, and specially of ther laundres that now may not onse entre within the gaittes, and muche lesse within ther chambers, wherunto they wer ryght well accustomede. I doubt not but for this thyng onely the honeste matrones will sew unto yowe for a redresse.

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