The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 2

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Clarendon Press, 1882 - Great Britain
 

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Page 509 - I confess, that if I were called upon to name what spirit of evil predominantly deserved the name of Antichrist, I should name the spirit of chivalry — the more detestable for the very guise of the " Archangel ruined," which has made it so seductive to the most generous spirits — but to me so hateful, because it is in direct opposition to the impartial justice of the Gospel, and its comprehensive feeling of equal brotherhood, and because it so fostered a sense of honour rather than a sense of...
Page 544 - Laudian (Lothian) patria lingua nuncupatur, hac conditione, ut annis singulis, in festivitatibus prsecipuis, quando rex et ejus successores diadema portarent, venirent ad curiam, et cum caeteris regni principibus festum cum laetitia celebrarent.
Page 319 - Lo, the bow of wrath from on high is bent against the wicked, and the arrow swift to wound is drawn from the quiver.
Page 353 - Et praecipio quod barones mei similiter se contineant erga filios vel filias vel uxores hominum suorum. 5. Monetagium commune quod capiebatur per civitates et comitatus quod non fuit tempore regis Edwardi, hoc ne amodo fiat omnino defendo. Si quis captus fuerit sive monetarius sive alius cum falsa moneta, justitia recta inde fiat.
Page 583 - Dei erant, sub nomine rectitudinis assensum pneberem : nam sine jussione apostolicum nolebat recipi aut appellari in Anglia, nee ut epistolam ei mitterem, aut ab eo missam reciperem, vel decretis ejus obedirem. Concilium non permisit celebrari in regno suo ex quo rex factua jam per tredecim annos.
Page 674 - ... irreverentissimus retentor et dissipator. Imponebatur a quibusdam cuidam nobilissimo viro Galterio Tirello quod eum sagitta perfoderat. Quem, cum...

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