A History of the House of Percy: From the Earliest Times Down to the Present Century, Volum 1Fremantle & Company, 1902 The House of Percy is one of the most illustrious in English history and the Percy family has controlled the Earldom (later Dukedom) of Northumberland with very few breaks since the time of William the Conqueror. |
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Pàgina 48 - It nedes me not to layne, That I schulde byde hym upon thys bent, And I have hys trowth agayne : And if that I...
Pàgina 286 - Father, you are an aged man, Your head is white, your bearde is gray; It were a shame at these your yeares For you to ryse in such a fray. Now fye upon thee, coward Francis, Thou never learnedst this of mee : When thou wert yong and tender of age, Why did I make soe much of thee ? But, father, I will wend with you, Unarm'd and naked will I bee ; And he that strikes against the crowne, Ever an ill death may he dee. Then rose that reverend gentleman, And with him came a goodlye band To join with the...
Pàgina 285 - Gallant men I trowe you bee : How many of you, my children deare, Will stand by that good erle and mee ? Eight of them did answer make, Eight of them spake hastilie, 70 O father, till the daye we dye We'll stand by that good erle and thee.
Pàgina 43 - Northomberlonde, And haryed many a towyn ; They dyd owr Ynglyssh men grete wrange, To battell that were not bowyn.
Pàgina 44 - My trowth I plyght to the. A pype of wyne he gave them over the walles, For soth, as I yow saye : Ther he mayd the Dowglas drynke, And all hys oste that daye.
Pàgina 44 - Ther schall I byde the," sayd the Dowglas, " By the fayth of my bodye." " Thether schall I com," sayd Syr Harry Percy ;
Pàgina 43 - He had byn a march-man all hys dayes, And kepte Barwyke upon Twede. To the Newe Castell when they cam, The Skottes they cryde on hyght,
Pàgina 45 - And ther he pyght hys standerd dowyn, Hys gettyng more and lesse, And syne he warned hys men to goo To chose ther geldynges gresse.
Pàgina 283 - I heard a bird sing in mine eare, That I must either fight, or flee." " Now heaven forefend, my dearest lord, That ever such harm should hap to thee : 10 But goe to London to the court, And faire fall truth and honestie.
Pàgina 194 - And when he had taken them all by the hands he returned to the earl and said : " Ah, my lord, I perceive well that ye have observed my old precepts and instructions which I gave you when you were abiding with me in your youth, which was to cherish your father's old servants, whereof I see here present with you a great number.