Original Letters Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal Letters; from Autographs in the British Museum, the State Paper Office, and One Or Two Other CollectionsSir Henry Ellis R. Bentley, 1846 - Great Britain |
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Common terms and phrases
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Popular passages
Page 88 - ... the burning of God's word. And the overplus of the money, that shall remain to me, shall make me more studious to correct the said New Testament, and so newly to imprint the same once again ; and I trust the second will much better like you than ever did the first.
Page 204 - as touching that matter, my simple advice shall be this, that your own person shall resort unto him and visit him, and in communication break the matter unto him ; and if he will not tell the truth, there be that can satisfy the king's pleasure therein ; and in any wise speak nothing of my fellow Vincent. And I would not advise you to tract the time with him : for he is very sick, and I fear me he will not live past tomorrow in the morning.
Page 47 - First, he had there a Dean, who was always a great clerk and a divine ; a Sub-dean ; a Repeater of the quire ; a Gospeller, a Pisteller ; and twelve singing Priests : of Scholars, he had first, a Master of the children ; twelve singing children ; sixteen singing men; with a servant to attend upon the said children.
Page 205 - And for this money that ye demand of me, I assure you it is none of mine ; for I borrowed it of divers of my friends to bury me, and to bestow among my servants, who have taken great pains about me, like true and faithful men.
Page 160 - Paul's, had made for himself until he removed northward, which was in the Passion Week after; and he had to the same house a secret gallery, which went out of his chamber into the Charterhouse Church, whither he resorted every day to their service; and at...
Page 87 - Autumn of 1529], and this Packyngton was a man that highly fauored William Tindale, but to the bishop vtterly shewed hymself to the contrary. The bishop desirous to haue his purpose brought to passe, commoned of the...
Page 87 - Packyngton came to Willyam Tyndale and saied, Willyam I knowe thou arte a poore man, and hast a hepe of newe Testamentes, and bokes by thee, for the whiche thou hast bothe indaungered thy frendes, and beggered thy self, and I haue now gotten thee a Merchaunt, whiche with ready money shall dispatche thee of all that thou hast, if you thynke it so profitable for your self. Who is the Merchant, said Tindale ? The bishoppe of London, saied Packyngton.
Page 272 - Gravesende and Dovour, there is no suche usual conveyance in post for men in this realme as in the accustomed places of France and other...
Page 87 - The Bishop thinkyng that he had God by the toe, when in deede he had (as after he thought) the Deuell by the fiste, saied, gentle Master Packyngton, do your diligence and get them, and with all my harte I will paie for them, whatsoeuer thei cost you, for the bokes are erronious and naughtes and I entende surely to destroy theim all, and to burne them at Paules Crosse.
Page 47 - I will declare unto you the officers of his chapel, and singing men of the same. First, he had there a Dean, who was always a great clerk and a divine; a Sub-dean; a Repeater of the quire; a Gospeller, a Pisteller; and twelve singing Priests: of Scholars, he had first, a Master of the children; twelve singing children; sixteen singing men; with a servant to attend upon the said children.