The History of the Gwydir Family

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Woodall and Venables, 1878 - 116 sider

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Side 82 - He durst not, although he were guarded with twenty tall1 archers, make knowne when he went to church or elsewhere, or goe or come the same way through the woodes and narrowe places, lest he should be layed for: this was in the beginning of his time.
Side 74 - Jenkin rose and contended with him for the sovereignty of the country, and being superior to him in the end, he drew a draught for him, and took him in his bed at...
Side 43 - London, as also by ill keeping and ordering of the late dayes, are become a chaos and confusion from a total neglect of method and order, as •would be needful, for him who would be ascertained of the truth of things done from time to time.
Side 94 - ... or somewhat more, he attained the country language spoken in Geneva, which I think to be French. He served a Cure there, and preached ; and, in the latter end, lived well thereby.
Side 6 - They also hired one Mr. Jones, a great Traveller, who undertook to further them much, and furnish them with rare Devices, but performed very little of that which was expected. He had for his pains, as I heard it constantly reported, ^50.
Side 78 - He likewise saw the gentleman's milch kine brought to the hall doore, and their milk carried hot from the kine, to the wounded men, by them to be druncke for the restoring of their blood. Howell Vaughan, upon his death-bed, did say, 'that this quarrell should never be ended while his mother lived, and looked upon her hand'.
Side 48 - Wales and the people of the same to their erst2 liberties, delivering them of such miserable servitude as they have piteously long stood in : We desire and pray you, and upon your allegiance strictly charge and command you that, immediately upon the sight hereof, with all such power as ye may make, defensibly arrayed for the war, ye address you towards us, without any tarrying upon the way...
Side 76 - Wherein he said very truly, as the people were such in those dayes there; for John Owen ap John ap Meredith, in his father's time, killed Howell ap Madoc Vaughan « of Berkin, for noe other quarrell, but for the mastery of the countrey, and for the first good-morrow ; in which tragedie Meredith had likely beene an actor, if he had lived there, for the reasons aforesaid.
Side 8 - ... of the ground adjacent. There, and also in the borderinge countreys, abundance of wood, brush, and other materials fit to make mounds, to be had at a verie cheape rate, and easilie brought to the place ; which I hear they doe in Lincolnshire, to expell the sea. My skill is little, and my experience none at all in such matters, yet I ever had a desire to further my country in such actions as might be for their profit, and leave a remembrance of my endeavors ; but hindred with other matters, I...
Side 59 - Robert's wife, went a mile, or thereabout, with her husband and the company, talking with them, and soe parted with them; and in her way homewards, she met her brother a...

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