The History of WalesAuthor, 1697 |
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الصفحة 298 - Edward," says the Welsh historian, " perceiving the people to be resolute and inflexible, and absolutely bent against any other prince than one of their own country, happily thought of this politic, though dangerous expedient Queen Eleanor was now quick with child, and ready to be delivered ; and though the season was very severe, it being the depth of winter, the king sent for her from England, and removed her to Caernarvon Castle, the place designed for her accouchement.
الصفحة 2 - The Barbarians drive us to the sea, and the sea drives us back to the Barbarians ; BO that between the two we must be either slaughtered or drowned.
الصفحة 299 - Rhmhlan, there to consult about the public good, and safety of their country. And being informed, that his queen was delivered of a son, he told the Welch nobility, that whereas, they had oftentimes intreated him to appoint them a prince, he having at this time occasion to depart out of the country, would comply with their request, upon condition, they would allow of, and obey him, whom he should name. The Welch readily agreed, with the motion, only with the same reserve, that he should appoint them...
الصفحة 187 - Walsingham. was advanced to the dignity of a baron of the realm, by the title of Lord Armine, of Armine, in the county of Nottingham.
الصفحة 267 - the scarcity of provisions was so great that there remained but one hogshead of wine in the whole army, a bushel of corn being sold for twenty shillings, a fed ox for three or four marks, and a hen for eightpence, so that there happened a very lamentable mortality both of man and horse, for want of necessary sustenance of life.
الصفحة 267 - And thus we lay encamped in great misery and distress for watrt of necessaries, exposed to great and frequent dangers, and in great fear of the private assaults and sudden incursions of our enemies. Oftentimes we set upon and assailed the Welsh, and in one conflict we carried away a hundred head of cattle, which very triumphantly we conveyed to our camp. For the scarcity of provision was then so great, that there remained but one hogshead of wine...
الصفحة 299 - Welch readily agreed, with the motion, only with the same reserve, that he should appoint them a prince of their own nation. King Edward assured them he would name such...
الصفحة 97 - King forbid him the Court. But he with continued Rancour and Malice rides to Hereford, where Harold had many Servants preparing an Entertainment for the King, and fetting upon them with his Followers, lopped off the Hands and Legs of fome, the Arms and Heads of others, and threw them into the Buts of Wine and other Liquors, which were put in for the King's drinking, and at his departure charged the Servants...
الصفحة 201 - Gwent-ifcoed, and having reduced all that country excepting the caftle to fubjection he took pledges of the inhabitants to be true and faithful to him and to withdraw their allegiance from the King of England
الصفحة 97 - To/?/s departure, to be revenged upon Harold, he killed all the Work-men and Labourers, with all the Servants he could find, and utterly defacing the Building, carried away all the Coftly Materials which with great Charges and Expence had been brought thither to beautify and adorn the Strujflure.