A history of England from the first invasion by the Romans (to the Revolution in 1688).1854 |
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abbot afterwards Alexander ancient appointed archbishop archbishop of Canterbury archbishop of Rouen army authority barons Becket bishop bishop of Winchester brother Canterbury captive castle chancellor charter Chron church claim clergy compelled consent council court crown daughter death Diceto dominions duke Eadmer earl Edward Eleanor enemies English excommunication father favour fealty Geoffrey Gervase Girald Gloucester granted heir Henry Henry II Henry's homage honour Hoved hundred Innocent John John of Salisbury justiciary king of England king of France king of Scots king's kingdom knights lands legate Leicester letter liberty lord Louis Malm married Matilda ment monarch monks natives Newbrig Normandy oath officers ordered Pandulph papal Paris Philip Poitou pontiff pope possession prelates present prince promised punishment queen received refused reign Richard royal Saladin Scotland Scots sent sheriff Sicily solicited soon sovereign Stephen summoned tenants tion vassal Vinesauf William Winchester
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Сторінка 145 - And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Сторінка 223 - ... by the pleasant river Avon. Looking rather anxiously across the prospect towards Kenilworth, he saw his own banners advancing ; and his face brightened with joy. But, it clouded darkly when he presently perceived that the banners were captured, and in the enemy's hands; and he said, "It is over. The Lord have mercy on our souls, for our bodies are Prince Edward's!
Сторінка 144 - John, however, refused; and the court pronounced judgment, that " whereas John, duke of Normandy, in violation of his oath to Philip his lord, had murdered the son of his elder brother, a homager of the crown of France, and near kinsman to the king, and had perpetrated the crime within the seigniory of France, he was found guilty of felony and treason, and was therefore adjudged to forfeit all the lands which he held by homage."* 1 Subito evanuit, modo fere omnibus ignorato, utinam non ut fama refert...
Сторінка 171 - ... towards our other barons of England, unless it ought to be otherwise, according to the charters which we hold from William, his father, the former King of the Scots.
Сторінка 1 - On the whole the church gained little by the compromise. It might check but did not abolish the principal abuse. If Henry surrendered an unnecessary ceremony, he still retained the substance. The right which he assumed of nominating bishops and abbots was left unimpaired...
Сторінка 271 - • is, therefore, and by the grace of God shall always be, " our common and unanimous resolve, that with respect " to the rights of his kingdom of Scotland or other his " temporal rights, our aforesaid lord the king shall not " plead before you, nor submit in any manner to your " judgment, nor suffer his right to be brought into ques" tion by any inquiry, nor send agents or procurators for
Сторінка 47 - In his own dominions he wished, says a contemporary, to concentrate all power within his own person. He was jealous of every species of authority which did not emanate from himself, and which was not subservient to his will. His pride delighted in confounding the most haughty of his nobles, and depressing the most powerful families. He abridged their rights, divided their possessions, and married their heiresses to men of inferior rank.
Сторінка 63 - Know moreover that you are my children in God. Neither law nor reason allows you to judge your father. I therefore decline your tribunal, and refer my quarrel to the decision of the pope. To him I appeal: and shall now, under the protection of the catholic churrh, and the apostolic see, depart.
Сторінка 63 - As he walked along the hall, some of the courtiers threw at him knots of straw, which they took from the floor. A voice called him traitor. At the word he stopped: and hast.ily turning round, rejoined: " Were it not that my order forbids me, that coward should repent of his insolence.
Сторінка 118 - York: but the principal offenders had fled into Scotland ; and he contented himself with deposing the sheriff and governor, and taking the recognisances of the citizens, to appear and answer in the king's court. In narrating so many horrors it is a consolation to find them uniformly reprobated by the historians of the time. If the ringleaders endeavoured to inflame the passions of the populace by religious considerations, it was merely as a cloak to their real design, of sharing among themselves...