 Truly there was much trouble in these times, and very great distress; he caused castles to be built, and oppressed the poor. The king was also of great sternness, and he took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver, and...  History of France - Page 141by Jules Michelet - 1847Full view - About this book
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1823 - 402 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid ; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which be took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | History - 1823 - 520 pages
...агрре mihte jepup^an. ßi jecupon у abujan to Cnute cynje. ^ him a'Sap ppopoî?. y piï^an hme from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | 1823 - 380 pages
...Castles he let men build, and miserably swink the poor. The king himself was so very rigid ; and extorted from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver ; which he took of his people, for little need, by right and by unright. He was fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | C. St. George - Great Britain - 1830 - 478 pages
...won Ireland by the fame of his power, and without any armament. Yet truly in his time men had mickle suffering, and very many hardships. Castles he caused to be wrought, and poor men to be oppressed. H: was so very stark. He took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred "pounds of silver... | |
 | Wace - 1837 - 368 pages
...hardships. He let castles be wrought, and poor men to be sorely swinked. The king was so very stark ; and he took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver: and that he took of his people, some by right, and some by mickle unright, for little need. He had fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | Wace - 1837 - 368 pages
...hardships. He let castles be wrought, and poor men to be sorely swinked. The king was so very stark; and he took from his subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver: and that he took of his people, some by right, and somebymickleunright,forlittleneed. He had fallen into covetousness,... | |
 | John Lingard - Great Britain - 1840 - 480 pages
...Ireland by the fame of his power, and without any " armament. Yet truly in his time men had mickle suffering, and " very many hardships. Castles he caused...He took from his ' • subjects many marks of gold, arid many hundred pounds of silver : " and that he took, some by right, and some by mickle might, for... | |
 | Jules Michelet - 1844 - 654 pages
...won Ireland by the fame of his power, and without any armament. Yet truly in his time men had mickle suffering, and very many hardships. Castles he caused...took, some by right, and some by mickle might, for тегу little need. He had fallen into avarice, and greediness he loved withal. . . . ' He let his... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - English periodicals - 1845 - 658 pages
...of his power, and without any arma' ment. Yet truly in his time men had mickle suffering, and eery 1 many hardships. Castles he caused to be wrought, and poor ' men to be oppressed. He was so very start. He took from his ' subjects many marks of gold, and many hundred pounds of silver : ' and that... | |
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