History of Hastings Castle: The Castlery, Rape and Battle of Hastings, to which is Added a History of the Collegiate Church Within the Castle, and Its Prebends, Volume 1 |
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Abbey Abbot advowsons appointed appurtenances Archbishop barons belonging Bishop of Chichester Burwash canonry Canterbury Castle of Hastings Chapel aforesaid Chapel of Hastings Chapel of Hastyngs Charter Church command confirmed Constable Count Count of Eu Countess county of Sussex Court Crowherst daughter Deanery death diocese of Chichester Duke of Britanny Earl of Richmond Earldom of Richmond Edward Edward III Escheator grant hath held Henry VI Honour of Richmond Inquisition John of Britanny John of Gaunt King Henry King of England King's clerk King's Free Chapel knights lands late letters patent London Lord Hastings Lord the King Lordship Mandate manors Master Normandy Parliament Peter petition Pevensey possession prebend prebendary premises present Queen Ralph Rape of Hastings reign rents Richard Robert Roger Roll Royal sayde seal Sheriff Sir John Pelham successors tenants tenements thereof Thomas Pelham tithe unto Vicars Walter Westminster William Witness the King writ
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Page 243 - Henry, by the grace of God, king of England and France, and lord of Ireland, To all to whom these present letters shall come greeting: Know ye that...
Page 19 - So very narrowly he caused it to be " traced out, that there was not a single hide, nor one virgate of land, nor even, " it is shame to tell. though it seemed to him no shame to do, an ox, nor a cow, " nor a swine was left, that was not set down.
Page 96 - Edward by the grace of God King of England, lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine, to archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justices, sheriffs, reeves, ministers and all his bailiffs and faithful, greeting.
Page 18 - ... or what dues he ought to have, in twelve months, from the shire. Also he caused to be written how much land his archbishops had, and his suffragan bishops, and his abbots, and his earls; and - though I...
Page 226 - HENRY, by the grace of God, King of England and France, and Lord of Ireland, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors...
Page 44 - ... martyrs so tortured as they were. They hanged them up by the feet, and smoked them with foul smoke ; they hanged them by the thumbs, or by the head, and hung fires on their feet; they put knotted strings about their heads, and writhed them so that it went to the brain. They put them in dungeons in which were adders and snakes and toads, and killed them so. Some they put in a
Page 202 - France, when he was so much pulled about; he, by dint of force, for he was very strong and robust, pushed through the crowd, and said to the King in good French, 'Sire, sire, surrender yourself.' The King who found himself very disagreeably situated, turning to him, asked, To whom shall I surrender myself: to whom? Where is my cousin the Prince of Wales? if I could speak to him.' 'Sire,' replied Sir Denys, 'he is not here; but surrender yourself to me, and I will lead you to him.
Page 91 - England, should be disseised of them. Whence it appeared to the king of France that the king of England had broken the treaties concluded between them, because he had not, as the king of France had done, given the option to those who were to lose their lands in one or other of the two kingdoms, so that they might themselves choose which kingdom they would remain in.
Page 202 - Where is my cousin, the Prince of Wales ? If I could see him, I would speak to him." " Sire," replied Sir Denys, " he is not here; but surrender yourself to me, and I will lead you to him." "Who are you?" said the King. "Sire, I am Denys de Morbeque, a knight from Artois; but I serve the King of England, because I cannot belong to France, having forfeited all I possessed there." The King then gave him his righthand glove, and said:
Page 18 - After this the king had a great council, and very deep speech with his 'witan' about this land, how it was peopled, or by what men; then sent his men over all England, into every shire, and caused to be ascertained how many hundred hides were in the shire, or what land the king himself had, and cattle within the land, or what dues he ought to have, in twelve months, from the shire.