The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.T. Davies, 1771 |
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Página 382 - But let not your grace ever imagine that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault, where not fo much as a thought thereof preceded. And to fpeak a truth, never prince had wife more loyal in all duty, and in all true affection, than you have ever found in Anne
Página 362 - king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs. But this is the juft reward, that I muft receive for my indulgent pains and ftudy •, not regarding my fervice to God, but only to my prince." He died foon after, in all the pangs of remorfe^ and left a life which he had all along rendered turbid by ambition, and wretched by mean
Página 383 - of the world flopped, or my guilt openly declared. So that whatfoever God or you may determine of me, your grace may be freed from an open cenfure ; and mine offence being fo lawfully proved, your grace is at liberty both before God and man, not only to execute worthy punifhment on me, as an unlawful wife, but to follow your
Página 384 - prayers to the Trinity, to have your grace in his good keeping, and to direct you in all your actions. From my doleful prifon in the Tower, this fixth of May. Your moft loyal and ever faithful wife, Anne
Página 387 - think proper to canvafs her caufe, fhe defired him to judge the beft." She was beheaded by the executioner of Calais, who was brought over as much more expert than any in England. Her body was negligently thrown into a common cheft of elm tree, made to hold arrows, and was buried in the Tower.
Página 334 - laughed, and danced with every libertine of the court; neither his own years, which were near forty, nor his character of a clergyman, were any reftraint upon him, or tended to check, by ill-timed feverities, the gaiety of his companions. To fuch a weak and vicious monarch as Henry, qualities of this nature were highly
Página 176 - entertained in his favour. He called together his former companions, acquainted them with his intended reformation; exhorted them to follow his example; and thus difmifled them from his prefence, allowing them a competency to fubfift upon, till he faw them worthy of further promotion. The faithful minifters of his father, at firft,
Página 81 - it was ftrictly guarded, the gates locked every evening, and the keys carried to the queen. It was, therefore, agreed between the king, and fome of his barons, who fec'retly entered into his defigns, to feize upon them in this fortrefs ; and for that purpofe, Sir William Eland, the governor, was induced to admit them
Página 383 - not my fworn enemies fit as my accufers and judges ; yea let me receive an open trial, for my truth (hall fear no open Ihame; then (hall you fee either mine innocence cleared, your
Página 230 - his party had lately fuftained, and to give fpirit to the Yorkifts. This prince, in the bloom of youth, remarkable for the beauty of his perfon, his bravery, and popular deportment, advanced towards London with the remainder of Warwick's army; and obliging Margaret to retire, entered the city amidft the acclamations of the people. Perceiving his own popularity,