 ... what was become of the roll. The poor old man, fetching a deep sigh, confessed that he knew where the roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life ; and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands, unless my Lord Chancellor would...  Notices of the Round Towers of Ulster - Page 66by Edmund Getty - 1854 - 86 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Lynch - Ireland - 1848 - 544 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life, and therefore lie would never deliver it out of his hands, unless my Lord Chancellor would take...Chancellor smilingly gave him his word and his hand, that he should have the roll redelivered to him if lie would suffer us to take a view and a copy thereof.... | |
 | Law - 1862 - 422 pages
...but that it was dearer to him than his life ; And therefore he would never deliver it out of his hand unless my Lord Chancellor would take the like oath...should be restored to him again. My Lord Chancellor smiling gave him his word and his hand that he should have the roll redelivered unto him, if he would... | |
 | Ireland - Irish language - 1873 - 786 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life, and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands unless my Lord Chancellor would take...should be restored to him again. My Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his hand and his word that he should have the roll rcdelivered unto him, if he would... | |
 | Sir John Davies - Electronic books - 1876 - 332 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life ; and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands, unless my Lord Chancellor, would take the like oath, that the roll should be restored unto him again : my Lord Chancellor smiling, gave him his word and his hand that he should have the... | |
 | George Hill - Great Britain - 1877 - 654 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life ; and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands, unless my Lord Chancellor would take...should be restored to him again ; my Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his word and his hand that he should have the roll re-delivered unto him, if he would... | |
 | George Hill - Great Britain - 1877 - 654 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to hita than his life ; and therefore he would never deliver it oet of his hands, unless my Lord Chancellor would take...like oath, that the roll should be restored to him agiin : my Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his word and his hand that he should have the roll re-delivered... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Ireland - 1890 - 458 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life, and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands unless my Lord Chancellor would take the like oath that the roll should be restored unto him again. My Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his word and his hand that he should have the... | |
 | Nottidge Charles Macnamara - Clans - 1896 - 406 pages
...the roll was, but that it was dearer to him than life, and, therefore, he would never deliver it out of his hands unless my Lord Chancellor would take...like oath that the roll should be restored to him. My Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his hand and his word that he should have the roll re-delivered... | |
 | Archaeology - 1896 - 316 pages
...roll was, but that it was dearer to him than his life, and therefore he would never deliver it out of his hands unless my Lord Chancellor would take the like oath that the roll should be restored unto him again ; my Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his word and his hand that he should have the... | |
 | Nottidge Charles Macnamara - Animal behavior - 1910 - 330 pages
...the roll was, but that it was dearer to him than life, and, therefore, he would never deliver it out of his hands unless my Lord Chancellor would take...like oath that the roll should be restored to him. My Lord Chancellor, smiling, gave him his hand and his word that he should have the roll re-delivered... | |
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