The History of England: As Well Ecclesiastical as Civil, Том 5

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James and John Knapton, 1728
 

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Сторінка 82 - ... so that for some time nothing was talked of but the riotous and extravagant pranks of the prince and his companions. One of them was arraigned before Sir "William Gaseoign, the chief justice of king's bench, for felony.
Сторінка 24 - Army lay without. The Duke of Surrey and the Earl of Salisbury lodged at one Inn, and the Duke of Exeter and the Earl of Glouccflertf.
Сторінка 110 - Lollards ; several were burnt alive, some left the kingdom, and others abjured tlioir religion.
Сторінка 376 - Lords, none of whom were come there to refute Him. He gave an Account of all he had done in France; wherein he was at no great...
Сторінка 227 - Senfe, and well skill'j •• in " in all the means, which human Prudence fuggefts to " the Ambitious, in order to compafs their Ends. His " Birth, Parts, Riches, and Office of Governor to the " King gave Him great Credit in the Council, and of " Courfe in all the reft of the Kingdom.
Сторінка 7 - England was independent of all foreign power, and particularly of the Court of Rome, and that the Pope had no right to interfere in the civil government of the realm."* On the same day, in ful Parliament, Prince Henry was created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester; the Lords and Com* Rapin's " Hist. of England,
Сторінка 82 - ... his vicious passions, and diverted him from the paths of virtue. His court was the receptacle of libertines, debauchees, buffoons, parasites, and the like.
Сторінка 307 - Whilft the Duke and Cardinal minded only their own private Affairs, the War in France was neglected, though it was more neceflary than ever to exert their utmoft towards carrying it on.
Сторінка 126 - ... the 25th of October, the day appointed for the conflict, the two armies were drawn up as soon as it was light. The Constable, d'Albret, committed on this occasion one of those blunders which appear the result of infatuation. In taking up his position he chose a narrow piece of ground, flanked on one side by a rivulet, and on the other by a large wood, thereby sacrificing all the advantages which the superiority of- numbers, especially in cavalry, could give him. He divided hia army into three...
Сторінка 367 - In this belief, he fancied that the beft way to fupport himfelf was to give the king a wife, and a wife of fuch a, kind, who having no ground naturally to afpire to fuch a marriage, and being intirely indebted for it to the managers, might be always ready to fupport her benefactors.

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