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Page 186 - Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy : for by faith ye stand.
Page 278 - Escossois qui là estoient leur vouloient de ce aulcune chose dire que ils leur en respondroient : mais à luy ne vouldroient rien avoir à faire. Et ainsi demeura la chose, et Boucicaut s'en partit, et fut tout à point en Prusse à la guerre qui fut la plus grande et la plus honnorable que de long temps y eust eu. Car celle année estoit mort le hault maistre de...
Page 124 - There is nothing left for us, mon cher Mylord, but to mingle and blend our weeping for the losses we have had. If my head were a fountain of tears, it would not suffice for the grief I feel.
Page 278 - ... là nul chevalier ni escuyer qui la querelle en voulust prendre nonobstant qu'il y eust grand foison de gentilshommes du pays d'Ecosse, ains s'en taisoient tous, il fist à scavoir et dire à tous les Anglois qui là estoient, que s'il y avoit nul d'eulx qui voulust dire que le dict chevalier n'eust esté par eulx tué...
Page 105 - ... of November, did end the constant course of all his glorious victories with his happie lyffe, for his Majestie went to farre on with a regiment of Smolandis horsemen, who did not second him so well as they showld, at the which instant ther came so thick and darke a mist, that his owin folkis did lose him, and he being seperate from his owin amongst his foes, his left arme was shote in two, after the which being shote againe through the backe, fainting he fell upon the ground, one the which whill...
Page 73 - He's brave as brave can be, Send him hame, send him hame; He's brave as brave can be, Send him hame. He's brave as brave can be, He wad rather fa...
Page 106 - Now it remaines that we turne our sorrow to revenge, and our hearts to God by earnest prayer that he would stirre up the heartis of such men as may doe good to his cause, and now tak it in hand when it is in such a case.
Page 278 - Duglas n'eust eiie nulle accointance ; mais tout par la vaillance •de son noble courage, pour ce que le faict luy sembla si laid qu'il ne deust estre souffert ne dissimulé sans vengeance, et pour ce que il ne veid là nul chevalier ni escuyer qui la querelle en voulust prendre, nonobstant qu'il y eust grand foison de gentils-hommes du pays...
Page 4 - October, in the year of grace one thousand twelve hundred and ninety-seven. --We have moreover to request, that you would condescend to forward the interests of our merchants John Burnet and John Frere in their business, in like manner...
Page 297 - Germanias principes, ejusdem ordinis Monasteria erexerint solis Scotis conferenda. Id quod multa a. Scotis passim per Germaniam continua successione possessa, vel saltem Scotorum adhuc nomine appellata Monasteria, abunde testantur. Verum temporis iniquitate factum esse, ut pium hoc institutum paulatim neglectum, ac complura hujusmodi Monasteria aliis quam Scotis commissa fuerint. Cum autem hoc tempore multi ex Scotis se offerant, qui tum morum probitate...