This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...And the desclandre of Seint Thomas: that he was fals and forswore. Ac natheles grace hi hadde: that hi to the Pop come nn3te. Him silve hi tolde in priveite: al Seint Thomas wo with unri3te; Of the statutz of Clarendone: hou hi forthfurst come; Hou he was ibro3t to Noramptone: tofore the King to done; 1270 Hou he wende ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...And the desclandre of Seint Thomas: that he was fals and forswore. Ac natheles grace hi hadde: that hi to the Pop come nn3te. Him silve hi tolde in priveite: al Seint Thomas wo with unri3te; Of the statutz of Clarendone: hou hi forthfurst come; Hou he was ibro3t to Noramptone: tofore the King to done; 1270 Hou he wende out of Engelonde: in which miseise and wo; And hou he changede his name: the sikerer forto go. The Pope bigan to sike sore: mid wel dreori tho3t, The teres urne out of his e3en: he ne rmte hem werne no3t. He- thonkede God that such prelat: under him mi3te beo, So stedefast to holi churche: and that he thane dai iseo. Amorwe come the Bischops: and the Barouns also, To procuri him al the wele: that hi mi3te do. Tofore the Pope as he sat: myldeliche hi come, And bifore the Cardinals: atte curt'of Bome. The Bischop of Londone: that evere lither was, Bigan furst to telle his tale: a3e Seint Thomas. l 0 He stod up tofore al the court: "Beau pere," he sede, "To the we come to mene ous: of wrecchede that we doth lede, " ure ri3tes up to holde: alle that gode beoth, "And foles bringe of folie: whan we eni iseoth. "A distance ther is ispronge: li3tliche in Engelonde, "That desturbeth al that lond: with unri3t, ich under stonde. "Tharchebischop of Canterbure: al a3en oure wille, "A folie bigan in Engelonde: al holi churche to spille: "To bynyme the Kinges franchise: and his ri3tes also; "Ac he ne mi3te ous make for nothing: consenti therto. "Therfore for wraththe siththe: fpr we nolde his wille do, 1291 "Upe ous he caste his owe gult: and upe the King al...
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