ISBN: 1236286537

Paperback, [EAN: 9781236286536], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purch… Mehr…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781236286536], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, 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. 1788 Excerpt: ...of death, he commanded Gourdon to be brought into his prefence, and afked him, "What harm have I done "to you that hath provoked you to attempt my "death:"--" You have killed," replied Gourdon, "both my father and brother with your own "hand, and defigned to put me to an ignomi"nious death. I am therefore ready to fuffer "the greateft torments you can invent, with "joy, lince I have been fo happy as to kill one "who hath been the author of fo many miferies "to mankind 9V The king, confcious of the truth of this bold reply, bore it with patience; and commanded Gourdon to be fet at liberty. But this command was not obeyed. For Marcadee kept him in prifon, and as foon as the king expired, put him to a painful death6'. Though Richard, at his departure for the Holy Land, had declared his nephew Arthur duke of Britanny his heir, he made a different difpofition on his death-bed, by bequeathing all his dominions, and three-fourths of his treafure, to his brother prince John 94. No reafons are given for this important change by contemporary hiftorians; and our conjectures concerning the motives to it can be but uncertain. Having cxprefled great penitence for his vices, and under.gone a very fevere difcipline from the hands o the clergy who attended him in his laft moments, he died on the tenth day after he was wounded, April 6th, in the forty-fecond year of his age, and the tenth of his reign ". 5» Hovecleii, p. 450. col. i. 9J Id. ibid. v+ Rymcr 1 a-der. 1. i. p. 66. 68. Hoveden, p. 450. Thus fell Richard I. in the prime of life, when engaged in an enterprife unworthy of his power, and not very honourable to his character. In his perfon he is defcribed by one who was intimately acquainted wi..., 9332123011, Great Britain, 4948, England, 4974, Scotland, 4982, Wales, 4935, Europe, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781236286536

RareBooksClub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 110 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.… Mehr…

RareBooksClub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 110 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.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. 1788 Excerpt: . . . of death, he commanded Gourdon to be brought into his prefence, and afked him, What harm have I done to you that hath provoked you to attempt my death: -- You have killed, replied Gourdon, both my father and brother with your own hand, and defigned to put me to an ignominious death. I am therefore ready to fuffer the greateft torments you can invent, with joy, lince I have been fo happy as to kill one who hath been the author of fo many miferies to mankind 9V The king, confcious of the truth of this bold reply, bore it with patience; and commanded Gourdon to be fet at liberty. But this command was not obeyed. For Marcadee kept him in prifon, and as foon as the king expired, put him to a painful death6. Though Richard, at his departure for the Holy Land, had declared his nephew Arthur duke of Britanny his heir, he made a different difpofition on his death-bed, by bequeathing all his dominions, and three-fourths of his treafure, to his brother prince John 94. No reafons are given for this important change by contemporary hiftorians; and our conjectures concerning the motives to it can be but uncertain. Having cxprefled great penitence for his vices, and under. gone a very fevere difcipline from the hands o the clergy who attended him in his laft moments, he died on the tenth day after he was wounded, April 6th, in the forty-fecond year of his age, and the tenth of his reign . 5 Hovecleii, p. 450. col. i. 9J Id. ibid. v Rymcr 1 a-der. 1. i. p. 66. 68. Hoveden, p. 450. Thus fell Richard I. in the prime of life, when engaged in an enterprife unworthy of his power, and not very honourable to his character. In his perfon he is defcribed by one who was intimately acquainted wi. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub.com<