Old England - a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities (1845) (14771841724)

Identifier: oldenglandpictor02knig (find matches)
Title: Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Knight, Charles, 1791-1873
Subjects: Historic buildings Historic sites
Publisher: London : C. Knight
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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gallery chalmer, where there indeedstood a man, but certainly no prisoner, for he had a dagger at hiso-irdle. Master Alexander locked the s.udy door behind him; andat that instant, changing his countenance, putting his hat on hishead, and drawing the dagger from that other mans girdle, heldthe point of it to the Kings breast, avowing, now that the Kingbehoved to be in his will, and used as he list ; swearing manybloody oaths, that if the king cried one word, or opened a windowto look out, that dagger should presently go to his heart ; affirmingthat he was sure that now the kings conscience was burthened formurdering his father. James reasoned with him on the enormityof the offence, and promised, if he would spare his life, andsuffer him to go out again, he would never reveal to any livingflesh what was betwixt them at the time. Moved, the young manthen put off his iiat, and promised that his life should be safe. Hewent out to bring in the Earl his brother, leaving the king in the T 2
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