 | Samuel Hibbert - 1830 - 452 pages
...Hainault, unsuspected emissaries were employed by our King in those countries, who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, as either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavery of those poor servants... | |
 | Mary Roberts - Gloucestershire (England) - 1831 - 388 pages
...unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king, to go into those countries, who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen, as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, being either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishness of those poore... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 590 pages
...Hainault,) unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king into those countries, who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, as either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishness of these poor servants,... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1837 - 600 pages
...king into those countries, who wrought themselves into familiarity with • Others say in London town. such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, as either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishness of these poor servants,... | |
 | James Bischoff - Sheep - 1842 - 514 pages
...the Netherlands (increased of late since King Edward married the daughter of the Earl of liainault,) unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king with...Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, hut not masters themselves, as either journeymen or apprentices ; these bemoaned the slavishnesse of... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1842 - 600 pages
...Hainault,) unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king into those countries, whowrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, as either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishncss of these poor servants,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1848 - 510 pages
...Hainalt), unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king into those countrie's who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves as either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishnesse of these poore servants,... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 434 pages
...thereof. " Unsuspecting emissaries were employed to go into the Netherlands, who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, being either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishness of those poor... | |
 | John James - Weaving - 1857 - 728 pages
...the Netherlands (increased "of late, since King Edward married the daughter of the Earl of Hainault), "unsuspected emissaries were employed by our king...either journeymen or apprentices. " These bemoaned the slavishnesse of their poor servants, whom their masters used " rather like heathens than Christians,... | |
 | Art - 1860 - 478 pages
...thereof. " Unsuspecting emissaries were employed to go into the Netherlands, who wrought themselves into familiarity with such Dutchmen as were absolute masters of their trade, but not masters of themselves, being either journeymen or apprentices. These bemoaned the slavishness of those poor... | |
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These bemoaned the slavishnesse of their poor servants, whom their masters used " rather like heathens than Christians, yea, rather like horses than men, early up " and late in bed, and all day hard work and harder fare (a few herrings and mouldy 
