Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1853 |
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... prisoners , as being traitors to himself ; and this , too , even before he should himself be absolved from excommunication . Fearing , therefore , as he said , that he would be ensnared in the pope's toils , he submitted himself to the ...
... prisoners , as being traitors to himself ; and this , too , even before he should himself be absolved from excommunication . Fearing , therefore , as he said , that he would be ensnared in the pope's toils , he submitted himself to the ...
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... prisoners , hesitated not to excommunicate the emperor to his face , heedless of that salutary counsel , Humble yourselves to the hand of power . ' Thus , from being rebels they became harmless , and even imbecile , and , from being ...
... prisoners , hesitated not to excommunicate the emperor to his face , heedless of that salutary counsel , Humble yourselves to the hand of power . ' Thus , from being rebels they became harmless , and even imbecile , and , from being ...
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... prisoners , and also of all the clerks as well as laymen whom he had taken in the galleys , would be very conducive to a peace and reconciliation , we , by the same messengers , asked and demanded of him to restore them to liberty ( as ...
... prisoners , and also of all the clerks as well as laymen whom he had taken in the galleys , would be very conducive to a peace and reconciliation , we , by the same messengers , asked and demanded of him to restore them to liberty ( as ...
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... prisoners in the power of the sultan of Babylon , they sent some of their brethren , whom they knew to be more prudent than the rest , to the said sultan , to treat effectually with him for the release by ransom of the said prisoners ...
... prisoners in the power of the sultan of Babylon , they sent some of their brethren , whom they knew to be more prudent than the rest , to the said sultan , to treat effectually with him for the release by ransom of the said prisoners ...
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... prisoners into the hands of those who hate them . " Then , with a severe and scowling look he ordered these intercessors to depart , declaring that the condition of the prisoners should be worse for the future . When the result of the ...
... prisoners into the hands of those who hate them . " Then , with a severe and scowling look he ordered these intercessors to depart , declaring that the condition of the prisoners should be worse for the future . When the result of 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.