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Lincoln Wills
… Aglet, Aglytte. An ornament, used ( a) properly of a gold or silver tag or pendant attached to a fringe; whence ( b) extended to any metallic stud, plate or spangle worn on a dress ( N.E.D.). 130 Aimelitus ( Lat.). …
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
… were rescwyd by batayle by that day by the Frenysche kyng or by the Dolfynne, ellys at that daye to delyver the towne … pepylle. But yf 15 hit soo were that the Fraynysche kynge or the Dolfynne rescwyde hem by that Sonday by the owre of … hyr foote a-passe in hyr hoole araye and 18 Englysche myle or that they assemblyde. And thorowe Goddys grace the kynge …
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
… that shulde be by-twyne a peler of the kyngys, fals or trewe, in that one party, and by-twyne the defendent, trewe or false, in that othyr party. For in cas that the peler … dethe, as for a man sleer, bycause that hys pelyng, fals or trewe, hathe causyd many mannys dethys, for a very trewe …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… with little resistance either from within the duchy or from England. Rouen had fallen to Charles VII on 29 … leave public life as he knew that the reckoning was nigh, or was he being forced out? Whatever the case, on 9 January … the commons', as Watts puts it. Did he choose to do so, or was he forced into this by his fellow peers? 43 He put …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… from such identifers as 'Parl anno 38 H. 6 pars unica' or 'Parl 38 H.6' written on each membrane in a later hand; on … the 1459 members had been named without a free election, or any election at all, in order to achieve a compliant … emerge as committed Lancastrians as England slid into war, or who, like Thomas Thorp, had their own grievances against …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… respect might be detrimental to the church of Christ or the commonalty, however mighty the people and rulers might … of despair and will strive either to reform the wicked or to drive them out and destroy them, and to promote good, … du roi quaunt y bosoignera. - to act all together, or at least six of the aforesaid prelates and lords, …