Curious miscellaneous Fragments on various subjects, more particularly relative to English History, from the year 1050 to the year 1701, compiled from British Writers during that period, by W. H.1815 |
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Страница 173 - Boots and shoes are so long snouted, that one can hardly kneel in God's house, where all genuflection and postures of devotion and decency are quite out of use : the devil may walk freely up and down the streets of London now, for there is not a cross to fright him any...
Страница 166 - The Knight Marshal mistook, saying, "His rightful and dubitable heir," but he was rectified by the secretary. This being done, I took my horse instantly and came to London first, except one who was come a little before me, insomuch that I found the gates shut. His now Majesty took coach and the Duke of Buckingham with him, and came to St.
Страница 16 - Henry had made for her a house of wonderfull working ; so that no man or woman might come to her, but he that was instructed by the king, or such as were right secret with him touching the matter. This house after some was named Labyrinthus, or Dedalus worke, which was wrought like unto a knot in a garden, called a Maze...
Страница 165 - King seem'd to have some earnest thing to say to him, and so endeavour'd to raise himself upon his pillow ; but his spirits were so spent, that he had not strength to make his words audible. He died of a fever which began with an ague, and some Scotch doctors mutter at a plaister the Countess of Buckingham applied at the outside of his stomach.
Страница 102 - Threaten these things to rich and dainty folk, which are clothed in purple, fare deliciously, and have their chiefest hope in this world, for we esteem them not, but are joyful that for the discharge of our duties we are driven hence ; and, with thanks to God, we know the way to heaven to be as ready by water as by land, and therefore we care not which way we go.
Страница 100 - ... posterity, to obtain fat benefices, to become rich abbots, and get episcopal jurisdiction and other ecclesiastical dignities. These, I say, are the four hundred prophets, who in the spirit of lying seek to deceive thee ; but take good heed lest you being seduced you find Achab's punishment, which was to have his blood licked up of the dogs;' saying it was the greatest miseries in princes to be daily abused by flatterers, &c.
Страница 99 - I am, quoth he, that Micheas whom thou will hate, because I must tell thee truly that this marriage is unlawful ; and I know I shall eat the bread of affliction, and drink the water of sorrow, yet because our Lord hath put it into my mouth, I must speak of it.
Страница 155 - Crist is to me, as life on earth, and death to me is gaine, Because I trust through him alone, salvation to obtain. So brittle is the state of man so soon it doth decay, So all the glory of this world must pass and fade away. This Robert Pursglove, sometyme Bishoppe of Hull, deceased the 2 day of Maii, the year of our Lord God 1579.
Страница 86 - The man had an high heart, and sore longed upward, not rising yet so fast as he had hoped, being hindered and kept under by the means of Sir Richard Ratclife and Sir William Catesby...
Страница 85 - Brackenbury, kneeling before our Lady in the Tower, who plainly answered that he would never put them to death...