The history of king Richard the third. [Followed by] Continuation of the historie of Richard iii. from Grafton's Chronicle |
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Page 132 - He took ill rest at nights, lay long waking and musing ; sore wearied with care and watch, he rather slumbered than slept. Troubled with fearful dreams, suddenly sometimes started he up, leapt out of his bed and ran about the chamber. So was his restless heart continually tossed and tumbled with the tedious impression and stormy remembrance of his most abominable deed.
Page 7 - He was close and secrete, a deepe dissimuler, lowlye of counteynaunce, arrogant of heart, outwardly coumpinable where he inwardely hated, not letting to kisse whome hee thoughte to kyll: dispitious and cruell, not for euill will alway, but ofter for ambicion, and either for the suretie or encrease of his estate.
Page 80 - ... the bishop of London to put her to open penance, going before the crosse in procession upon a sonday with a taper in her hand. In which she went in countenance and pace demure so womanly ; and albeit she...
Page 84 - ... unfrended and worne out of acquaintance, after good substance, after as grete favour with the prince, after as grete sute and seeking to with al those, that in those days had busynes to spede, as many other men were in their times, which be now famouse only by the infamy of their il dedes. Her doinges were not much lesse, albeit thei be muche lesse remembred because thei were not so evil.
Page 72 - ... the lord Hastinges wold go with him to ride so far yet the same night, that thei shold be out of danger ere dai. Ey, good lord...
Page 126 - there lieth one on your pallet without, that I dare well say, to do your Grace pleasure, the thing were right hard that he would refuse...
Page 66 - ... sith he well wist there was no man to him so much beholden as was this Catesby...
Page 76 - I was never so sorry, nor never stood in so great dread in my life, as I did when thou and I met here. And lo, how the world is turned, now stand mine enemies in the danger, as thou mayest hap to hear more hereafter, and I never in my life so merry nor never in so great surety.
Page 26 - But anone the tidinges of this mater came hastely to the queen, a litle before the midnight folowing, and that in the sorest wise, that the king her sonne was taken, her brother her sonne and her other frendes arested, and sent no man wist whither, to be done with God wot what.
Page 68 - And after a little talking with them, he sayd vnto the Bishop of Elye, my lord you haue very good strawberies at your gardayne in Holberne, I require you let vs haue a messe of them. Gladly my lord, quod he, woulde God I had some better thing as redy to your pleasure as that.