Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... COUNT HAMILTON'S FAIRY TALES . Portrait . 5. BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON , a complete Translation , by W. K. KELLY , Esq . Portrait . 6. CERVANTES ' EXEMPLARY NOVELS , complete . Portrait . 7. THE HEPTAMERON , Tales in the manner of Boccaccio ...
... COUNT HAMILTON'S FAIRY TALES . Portrait . 5. BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON , a complete Translation , by W. K. KELLY , Esq . Portrait . 6. CERVANTES ' EXEMPLARY NOVELS , complete . Portrait . 7. THE HEPTAMERON , Tales in the manner of Boccaccio ...
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... count of Flan- ders ( as being a faithful ally , and one bound to him by mani- fold obligations ) to come with a body of troops to assist him against the king of Scotland , which request the count readily complied with . The recall of ...
... count of Flan- ders ( as being a faithful ally , and one bound to him by mani- fold obligations ) to come with a body of troops to assist him against the king of Scotland , which request the count readily complied with . The recall of ...
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... count of Toulouse bore evidence by letters under their seals , which were there publicly produced . In justification of himself , too , the emperor Frederick declared , both in these letters and by the mouth of his messengers , who ...
... count of Toulouse bore evidence by letters under their seals , which were there publicly produced . In justification of himself , too , the emperor Frederick declared , both in these letters and by the mouth of his messengers , who ...
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... count of Flanders landed at Dover , having come to assist the king of England in his design of making war on ... count brought with him sixty knights and a hundred retainers , well equipped with arms , and all of them eagerly gasping ...
... count of Flanders landed at Dover , having come to assist the king of England in his design of making war on ... count brought with him sixty knights and a hundred retainers , well equipped with arms , and all of them eagerly gasping ...
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... count of Anjou , and to his heirs , that we will for ever keep good faith with him , and observe due affection for him ; also that we will never , ourselves , or by means of any other persons on our behalf , enter into any alliance with ...
... count of Anjou , and to his heirs , that we will for ever keep good faith with him , and observe due affection for him ; also that we will never , ourselves , or by means of any other persons on our behalf , enter into any alliance with ...
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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.