Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1Collins, 1984 - 470 pages |
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Page 269
... give up his spoil and prisoners and even , according to one account , not to serve in France for seven years . But the French , who by now outnumbered his little force by something like five to one and were daily growing stronger ...
... give up his spoil and prisoners and even , according to one account , not to serve in France for seven years . But the French , who by now outnumbered his little force by something like five to one and were daily growing stronger ...
Page 367
... give this heavy weight from off my head , And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand , The pride of kingly sway from out my heart ; With mine own tears I wash away my balm , With mine own hands I give away my crown , With mine own tongue ...
... give this heavy weight from off my head , And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand , The pride of kingly sway from out my heart ; With mine own tears I wash away my balm , With mine own hands I give away my crown , With mine own tongue ...
Page 374
... give additional ' boon ' services at the spring and autumn sowing , harvest - time , hay - making and sheep ... give 9d . , and he shall have for every carting one loaf and one lagena [ or gallon ] of ale . Also for ditching 1d . He ...
... give additional ' boon ' services at the spring and autumn sowing , harvest - time , hay - making and sheep ... give 9d . , and he shall have for every carting one loaf and one lagena [ or gallon ] of ale . Also for ditching 1d . He ...
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Silent Vanished Races | 1 |
The Coming of the English | 15 |
The Faith | 24 |
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