Yet truly in his time men had mickle suffering, and very many hardships. Castles he caused to be wrought, and poor men to be oppressed. He was so very stark. He took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver; and that he... The history of France, tr. by W.K. Kelly - Page 374by Jules Michelet - 1844Full view - About this book
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1823 - 402 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
| Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid ; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which be took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
| 1823 - 380 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid ; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
| History - 1823 - 520 pages
...агрре mihte jepup^an. ßi jecupon у abujan to Cnute cynje. ^ him a'Sap ppopoî?. y piï^an hme from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...two years, he would have won Ireland by the fame of hi-i power, and without any armament. Yet truely in his time men had mickle suffering, and very many...took, some by right, and some by mickle might, for very little need. He had fallen into avarice, and greediness he loved withal." " He lot his lands to... | |
| John Lingard - Great Britain - 1825 - 528 pages
...yet " two years, he would have won Ireland by the " fame of his power, and without any arma" ment. Yet truly in his time men had mickle " suffering,...took, some by right, and some by mickle " might, for very little need. He had fallen " into avarice, and greediness he loved withal." " He let his lands... | |
| John Lingard - Great Britain - 1827 - 624 pages
...subdued Scotland by his mickle strength: Normandy was his by kin: and over the earldom called Mans he ruled: and if he might have lived yet two years,...took, some by right, and some by mickle might, for very little need. He had fallen into avarice, and greediness he loved withal." He Jet his lands to... | |
| C. St. George - Great Britain - 1830 - 478 pages
...suffering, and very many hardships. Castles he caused to be wrought, and poor men to be oppressed. H: was so very stark. He took from his subjects many...gold, and many hundred "pounds of silver ; and that IK took some by right and some by mickle might, for very little need. He had fallen into avarice, and... | |
| John Lingard - Great Britain - 1837 - 376 pages
...thoroughly acquainted with it, that there is not a hide " of land, of which he did not know, both who had it, " and what was its worth : and that he set down...took, " some by right, and some by mickle might, for very " little need. He had fallen into avarice, and greedi" ness he loved withal." " He let his lands... | |
| Wace - 1837 - 368 pages
...hardships. He let castles be wrought, and poor men to be sorely swinked. The king was so very stark ; and he took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver: and that he took of his people, some by right, and some by mickle unright, for little need. He had fallen into covetousness,... | |
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