Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... amongst us by death , then another person shall be substi- tuted in his place , by the consent and election of the other three , within two months . And the whole community shall not again assemble without these said four persons ...
... amongst us by death , then another person shall be substi- tuted in his place , by the consent and election of the other three , within two months . And the whole community shall not again assemble without these said four persons ...
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... amongst themselves , said , " We are placed in a difficulty ; our king and patron , the founder and renovator of many of our churches , is helpless , and asks assistance from us for the defence and protection of the kingdom , that is ...
... amongst themselves , said , " We are placed in a difficulty ; our king and patron , the founder and renovator of many of our churches , is helpless , and asks assistance from us for the defence and protection of the kingdom , that is ...
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... amongst the people , and , not knowing what to do , they all resorted to the prelates , in order that they might adopt the same plan in all things ; for this matter concerned the general welfare of the kingdom . On a sud- den , however ...
... amongst the people , and , not knowing what to do , they all resorted to the prelates , in order that they might adopt the same plan in all things ; for this matter concerned the general welfare of the kingdom . On a sud- den , however ...
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... who all , although they were born and brought up amongst the most lofty , and , as it were , impenetrable mountains , rude , lawless , and inhuman A.D. 1244. ] AN ARCHBISHOP OF RUSSIA PUT TO FLIGHT 28 [ A.D. 1244 . MATTHEW PARIS .
... who all , although they were born and brought up amongst the most lofty , and , as it were , impenetrable mountains , rude , lawless , and inhuman A.D. 1244. ] AN ARCHBISHOP OF RUSSIA PUT TO FLIGHT 28 [ A.D. 1244 . MATTHEW PARIS .
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... amongst others , about twenty- six years ago , they devastated a great part of Russia ; where they became for a long time shepherds over the flocks they had carried off , and , after conquering the neighbouring shep- herds , they either ...
... amongst others , about twenty- six years ago , they devastated a great part of Russia ; where they became for a long time shepherds over the flocks they had carried off , and , after conquering the neighbouring shep- herds , they either ...
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Page 24 - John, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy, and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou...
Page 67 - ... St. John, attended by all the other prelates above mentioned, also dressed in such festive robes as pertained to each. After an invocation of the Holy Spirit, followed by the Litany, and other prayers having been duly read, the pope preached a sermon, prefacing it with the following text : — " Oh, all ye who pass by the way, attend, and see if there is any grief like my grief." He then proceeded with an eloquent sermon, in which he compared his five principal griefs to the five wounds of the...
Page 249 - ... 166 The third mention of Matthew's visit occurs in his account of a terrible fire in Bergen, followed, a day or two later, by a fearful thunderstorm. " A sudden flash of lightning struck a large ship which had arrived from England during the night, killing one man in it, wounding or severely bruising...
Page 273 - November in this year, the sea overflowed its bounds to a great distance, and caused irreparable injury to those dwelling near the coast ; for when the moon, according to the computation of the calendar, was in its fourth quarter, the tide flowed with swollen waters without any visible ebb or decrease. This is believed to have occurred in consequence of the strong wind which blew from the sea * VOL.