The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel: Including the Biography of Its Earls, from the Conquest to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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already ancient appears apud arms army Arun Arundel Castle Ashm barons Belesme Bishop brother buried Castle of Arundel Chichester claim Claus command coronation court crown daughter death dignity of Earl dors Dugd Duke of Ireland Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal Earl of Arundel Earl of Surrey earldom Edward enemy England English estates evidence father fortress French Glocester grant heirs Henry Honour of Arundel horse Howard hundred Ibid immediately Item i fœd John Fitzalan king king's knights lands late latter length London Lord Redesdale lordship manors married ment monarch Montgomery Mowbray nobleman nobles Norman Normandy nře object obtained Orderic original Park Parl parliament party period person Portrait possession present prince probably Ralph Hopton reader received reign Robert Roger Montgomery roll royal siege sovereign summoned Sussex Thomas tion tower town Wals whilst wife William de Albini William Waller Wymundham
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Page 3 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among...
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Page 136 - Now welladay! sayth Joan o' the Scales: Now welladay ! and woe is my life ! Yesterday I was lady of Linne, Now Ime but John o' the Scales his wife. Now fare thee well, sayd the heire of Linne; Farewell now, John o' the Scales, said hee: Christs curse light on me, if ever again I bring my lands in jeopardy.
Page 62 - We beat them into the castle, and entered the first gate with them : the second they made good and barricadoed ; and they are there welcome to stay. I am resolved to block them up, for I know they are in a necessitous condition. God hath been pleased to...
Page 254 - A few days after they appeared in his presence, armed, and attended with armed followers ; and they accused, by name, the Archbishop of York, the Duke of Ireland, the Earl of Suffolk, Sir Robert Tresilian, and Sir Nicholas Brembre, as public and dangerous enemies to the state.
Page 61 - Cowdray, where we understanding there were four troopes of horse and one hundred foote, I resolved to give them the good night ; and to that end I despatched away two regiments of horse to lay the passage round ; but they were too nimble for me, and escaped hither, where I overtook them on Tuesday night.
Page 61 - ... they were too nimble for me, and escaped hither, where I overtook them on Tuesday night. The next morning, after we had taken a view, and found out a place where we might flank their line with our ordnance, we fell...
Page 136 - I wis, was well worth three. He told him the gold upon the board, He was right glad his land to win : The gold is thine, the land is mine, And now I 'll be the lord of Linne.