Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... called Civita Vecchia . At that place the pope had been met by twenty- three galleys and sixteen barges , each of the former of which carried sixty well - armed men and a hundred and four rowers , besides sailors ; and , owing to this ...
... called Civita Vecchia . At that place the pope had been met by twenty- three galleys and sixteen barges , each of the former of which carried sixty well - armed men and a hundred and four rowers , besides sailors ; and , owing to this ...
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... called Master Mattin , * who was invested with new and extraordinary powers , greater than we ever remember any legate to have had before . For he ex- tended his hands to exact contributions , to make provisions for unknown purposes ...
... called Master Mattin , * who was invested with new and extraordinary powers , greater than we ever remember any legate to have had before . For he ex- tended his hands to exact contributions , to make provisions for unknown purposes ...
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... called Etren . " They had twelve leaders , the chief of whom was called Tartar Khan , and from him they derive the name of Tartars , though some say they are so called from Tarrachonta , from whom descended Chiarthan , who had three ...
... called Etren . " They had twelve leaders , the chief of whom was called Tartar Khan , and from him they derive the name of Tartars , though some say they are so called from Tarrachonta , from whom descended Chiarthan , who had three ...
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... called Ernac , took possession of it , and seized the governor of the city , whom they immediately put to death , and his nephew Cutzeusa , who took to flight , they pursued through several provinces , ravaging the territories of all ...
... called Ernac , took possession of it , and seized the governor of the city , whom they immediately put to death , and his nephew Cutzeusa , who took to flight , they pursued through several provinces , ravaging the territories of all ...
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... called the son of Satan ; and also , if necessity required it , to open the bosom of his affection and kindly to receive him in his kingdom , as he had formerly done to Pope Alexander , of good memory , when an exile fleeing from the ...
... called the son of Satan ; and also , if necessity required it , to open the bosom of his affection and kindly to receive him in his kingdom , as he had formerly done to Pope Alexander , of good memory , when an exile fleeing from the ...
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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.