The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: from the earliest times till the reign of King George IVJ. Murray, 1848 |
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John Campbell Baron Campbell. Till Thomas à - Becket arose to fix the attention of his own CHAP . II . age and of posterity , the Chancellors were comparatively obscure . - They probably , however , were William's advisers in the great ...
John Campbell Baron Campbell. Till Thomas à - Becket arose to fix the attention of his own CHAP . II . age and of posterity , the Chancellors were comparatively obscure . - They probably , however , were William's advisers in the great ...
Side 62
... BECKET . * Parentage . Story of his mother being the daughter of an Emir . Gilbert Beck or Becket , the father of this most extraor- dinary man , was of Saxon descent , a merchant in London , and though only of moderate wealth had ...
... BECKET . * Parentage . Story of his mother being the daughter of an Emir . Gilbert Beck or Becket , the father of this most extraor- dinary man , was of Saxon descent , a merchant in London , and though only of moderate wealth had ...
Side 63
... Becket was of the Norman race . See Ed . Rev. CLXXIII . , July , 1847 , p . 137. His Saxon pedigree appears from all contemporary authorities . " In Lundonia tres principales ecclesiæ scholas celebres habent de privilegio et antiqua ...
... Becket was of the Norman race . See Ed . Rev. CLXXIII . , July , 1847 , p . 137. His Saxon pedigree appears from all contemporary authorities . " In Lundonia tres principales ecclesiæ scholas celebres habent de privilegio et antiqua ...
Side 65
... Becket , that " it would be easier to hold a ram by the horns than a lion by the tail . " But Becket's great abilities in negotiation proved successful , the intended coronation was prevented , and on the death of Stephen , Henry was ...
... Becket , that " it would be easier to hold a ram by the horns than a lion by the tail . " But Becket's great abilities in negotiation proved successful , the intended coronation was prevented , and on the death of Stephen , Henry was ...
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... Becket had risen by acquiring the dialect and accomplish- ments of the dominant caste , but he was too noble - minded now to be ashamed of his origin : he proclaimed his lineage , and professed himself a protector of the rights and ...
... Becket had risen by acquiring the dialect and accomplish- ments of the dominant caste , but he was too noble - minded now to be ashamed of his origin : he proclaimed his lineage , and professed himself a protector of the rights and ...
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afterwards appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York Archdeacon Arundel authority Barons Beaufort Becket Bishop of Ely Bishop of Winchester Bourchier Burnel Cardinal castle cause cellor Chan CHAP charter Chief church common law Council Court of Chancery Crown custody death declared delivered dignity Duke duties Earl ecclesiastical Edward Edward III elected English equity Ex-chancellor Exchequer favour France Gloucester grant hand held Henry VI Hist honour House of Lords intrusted John John de Stratford judge jurisdiction justice Justiciar Keeper King of England kingdom knights letters London Lord Chancellor Master ment Neville oath office of Chancellor Oxford Parl parlia parliament party peer person petition Pope prelates present Prince Privy Seal proceedings Queen quod realm Regis Richard Richard II royal Scotland sent Sir Thomas soon Sovereign speech statute successor summoned throne tion took Westminster William Wolsey writs York СНАР
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Side 418 - My Lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there : I do beseech you send for some of them.
Side 342 - Peace to his soul, if God's good pleasure be ! — Lord cardinal, if thou think'st on heaven's bliss, Hold up thy hand, make signal of thy hope. — He dies, and makes no sign : O God, forgive him ! War.
Side 164 - Edward by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine...
Side 462 - ... holding in his hand a very fair orange, whereof the meat or substance within was taken out, and filled up again with the part of a sponge, wherein was vinegar, and other confections against the pestilent airs ; the which he most commonly smelt unto, passing among the press, or else when he was pestered with many suitors.
Side 13 - The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants : it is always unknown ; it is different in different men ; it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; in the worst it is every vice, folly, and passion, to which human nature is liable.'*- — Lord Camden.
Side 501 - Kingston, had I but served God as diligently as I have served the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Side 535 - Long in his highness' favour, and do justice For truth's sake and his conscience; that his bones, When he has run his course and sleeps in blessings, May have a tomb of orphans
Side 502 - He is sure a prince of a royal courage, and hath a princely heart ; and rather than he will either miss or want any part of his will or appetite, he will put the loss of one half of his realm in danger; for I assure you I have often kneeled before him in his privy chamber on my knees, the space of an hour or two, to persuade him from his will and appetite : but I could never bring to pass to dissuade him therefrom.
Side 229 - And it came to pass when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished ; that Moses commanded the Levites which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your GOD, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Side 12 - Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law we have a measure, know what to trust to, Equity is according to the Conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure, we call [a Foot] a Chancellor's Foot, what an uncertain Measure would this be?