The History of the Reigns of Edward V. and Richard IIIStalker, 1789 - 72 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 89
Page
... Bishop Moreton , with the Duke of Buckingham , concert Meatures to place Richmond on the Throne · The Duke of Buckingham , after raifing an Army of Welshmen to act against Richard , is prevented from joining his Devonshire Friends , by ...
... Bishop Moreton , with the Duke of Buckingham , concert Meatures to place Richmond on the Throne · The Duke of Buckingham , after raifing an Army of Welshmen to act against Richard , is prevented from joining his Devonshire Friends , by ...
Page 3
... bishop of Bath , to this effect , according to the words of the author : " Le evefque de Bath ( lequel avoit efte counfeiller du Roy Edward ) difoit , que le dit roy avoit promis foy de mariage à une dame de Angleterre , & que il avoit ...
... bishop of Bath , to this effect , according to the words of the author : " Le evefque de Bath ( lequel avoit efte counfeiller du Roy Edward ) difoit , que le dit roy avoit promis foy de mariage à une dame de Angleterre , & que il avoit ...
Page 12
... Bishop of London's Palace , near St. Paul's Church , on the 4th of May . In this folemn cavalcade the behaviour of ... bishop's palace he did the king homage , and invited all the nobility to do the fame ; by which he put his loyalty out ...
... Bishop of London's Palace , near St. Paul's Church , on the 4th of May . In this folemn cavalcade the behaviour of ... bishop's palace he did the king homage , and invited all the nobility to do the fame ; by which he put his loyalty out ...
Page 24
... bishop of London's palace near St. Paul's church . Here he left them a few days together ; and because all things were in a great forward- nefs for the coronation , which he was zealous to promote , he caufed the king and the duke his ...
... bishop of London's palace near St. Paul's church . Here he left them a few days together ; and because all things were in a great forward- nefs for the coronation , which he was zealous to promote , he caufed the king and the duke his ...
Page 25
... bishop of Ely , the Lord Stanley , Lord Haftings , and other perfons of quality , who were bufy to order the coronation , perceived that , notwithstanding their endeavours , matters moved flowly , and they faw caufe to fufpect contrary ...
... bishop of Ely , the Lord Stanley , Lord Haftings , and other perfons of quality , who were bufy to order the coronation , perceived that , notwithstanding their endeavours , matters moved flowly , and they faw caufe to fufpect contrary ...
Other editions - View all
The History of the Reigns of Edward V. And Richard III (Classic Reprint) Thomas Moor No preview available - 2018 |
The History of the Reigns of Edward V. And Richard III (Classic Reprint) Thomas Moor No preview available - 2016 |
The History of the Reigns of Edward V. and Richard III Thomas More,Edward V No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
affiftance againſt alfo alſo ambaffadors anfwer Anne Boleyn army becauſe befides bishop Bretagne cafe Caftile Calais cardinal caufe cauſe Charles commiffioners confiderable council court crown death defign defired Duke Duke of York Earl Edward emperor enemies England English faid fame favour fecond fecret feemed fent fervants ferved fervice feveral fhall fhew fhould fide firft flain Flanders fome foon fovereign France French king ftate ftatute ftill fubjects fuccefs fuch hath Henry Henry's himſelf honour houfe houſe intereft itſelf James Tyrrell king of England King of Scotland king's kingdom lady laft Lambert Simnell lefs likewife Lord marriage matter Maximilian meaſures moft monarch moſt occafion oppofition paffed parliament peace perfon Perkin Perkin Warbeck pleaſure Polydore Virgil pope prefent prifoner prince promife purpoſe queen raiſed reafon rebels refolved reign Richard Scotland ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand treaſure treaty unto uſe whofe Wolfey
Popular passages
Page 89 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 63 - ... sisters, and divers others, that were nearest him in his childhood ; together with all passages, some secret, some common, that were fit for a child's memory, until the death of King Edward. Then she added the particulars of the time from the king's death, until he and his brother were committed to the Tower, as well during the time he was abroad as while he was in sanctuary.
Page 81 - High and mighty king, your grace, and these your nobles here present, may be pleased benignly to bow your ears to hear the tragedy of a young man, that by right ought to hold in his hand the ball of a kingdom; but by fortune is made himself a ball, tossed from misery to misery, and from place to place.
Page 135 - A miraculous crucifix had been kept at Boxley, in Kent, and bore the appellation of the " rood of grace." The lips, and eyes, and head of the image moved on the approach of its votaries. Hilsey, bishop of Rochester, broke the crucifix at St. Paul's Cross, and showed to the whole people the springs and wheels by which it had been secretly moved.
Page 89 - ... hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only to my prince. Therefore, let me advise you, if you be one of the privy-council, as by your wisdom you are fit, take care what you put into the king's head, for you can never put it out again.
Page 43 - Europe, importing, that Henry and Francis, with fourteen aids, would be ready, in the plains of Picardy, to answer all comers that were gentlemen, at tilt, tournament, and barriers.
Page 33 - The rather, for that you know the king is a good husband, and but a steward in effect for the public ; and that what comes from you is but as moisture drawn from the earth, which gathers into a cloud. and falls back upon the earth again. And you know well how the kingdoms about you grow more and more in greatness, and the times are stirring, and therefore not fit to find the king with an empty purse.
Page 21 - So that (in a kind of mattacina* of human fortune) he turned a broacht that had worn a crown ; whereas fortune commonly doth not bring in a comedy or farce after a tragedy. — The queen was crowned, &.C. about two years after the marriage, like an old christening that had stayed long for god-fathers. — Desirous to...
Page 40 - Inclosures at that time began to be more frequent, whereby arable land, which could not be manured without people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches, tithes, and the like.
Page 41 - ... a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants.