Category: History - British
Ovr late, too late borne, or too soone _dying Prince, HENRY of famous memorie, your deceased brother, sent for mee, a few monethes before his death. And at my second comming to his presence, among some other speeches, hee complained much of our Histories of England; and that t...
K. _Harold_ hearing of these approches, hasted by great iourneyes towards _London_; sending his messengers to all places, both to encourage and entreate the people to draw toget...
10. Part 10Shortly after, _Magnus_ King of _Norway_ the sonne of _Olaus_, the sonne of _Harold Harfager_, hauing brought the Isles of _Orkeney_ vnder his dominion, subdued also from the _W...
2. Part 2Here the French king assembled his broken companies, and encamped them for that night so well as he could. The ioy of their present escape expelled for the time all other respec...
15. Part 15In these times were mighty woods about the place where the two high wayes _Watling_ and _Ikening_ doe ioyne together; which woods were a safe couert and retreite for many robber...
6. Part 6In all those lands which hee gaue to any man, he reserued _Dominion in chiefe_ to himselfe: for acknowledgement whereof a yeerely rent was payd vnto him, and likewise a fine whe...
1. Part 1Ovr late, too late borne, or too soone _dying Prince, HENRY of famous memorie, your deceased brother, sent for mee, a few monethes before his death. And at my second comming to...
14. Part 14After this he turned against _Lewes_ King of _France_, and fought with him before the towne of _Nice_ in _Normandie_; which towne the _French_ had surprised and taken from the K...
11. Part 11And first the Pope wrote to the king of _England_ on the behalfe of _Anselme_; and reteined him in his Palace vntill he should receiue answere from the king. When the messenger...
13. Part 13Whilest the King did thus Immure himselfe in the state of _England_, as well by ordering his affaires, as by winning the hearts of the people vnto him, Duke _Robert_ was returni...
9. Part 9The publike and open pretenses were these. _Robert_ Duke of _Normandie_ had the prerogatiue of birth; which being a benefit proceeding from nature, could not bee reuersed by his...
5. Part 5But the cracke of the piece (will some man say) doeth strike a terrour into the enemie. True, if they bee such as neuer heard the like noise before. But a little vse wil extingu...
12. Part 12Robert Duke of _Normandie_, the eldest brother to King _William_ the second, was in _Palestina_ when King _William_ was slaine; being one of the principal leaders in that Heroic...
8. Part 8King WILLIAM the Victor when hee drew towards the end of his dayes, commended the Kingdome of _England_ to his second sonne _William_: with many blessings, with many admonitions...
7. Part 7When the Bishop had finished his speach, one _Anselme Fitz-Arthur_ stood vp amongst the multitude, and with a high voice said; _This ground whereupon wee stand, was sometimes th...
3. Part 3Duke _William_ sent diuers Ambassadours to _Harold_; first to demaund perfourmance of his oath, afterward to mooue him to some moderate agreement. But ambition, a reasonlesse an...
16. Part 16In the tenth yeere the Abbey of _Elie_ was made a Bishops Sea, and Cambridge shire was appointed for the Diocesse thereof. In regard whereof, the King gaue the mannour of _Spald...