The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at Westminster: Embracing Accounts and Illustrations of St. Stephens Chapel, and Its Cloisters, - Westminster Hall, - The Court of Requests, - The Painted Chamber, &c |
Other editions - View all
The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at ... John Britton,Edward Wedlake Brayley No preview available - 2013 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbey Church Abbot afterwards Alice Perrers anno appears appointed April Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury assembled barons Bishop bought buildings Canterbury ceremony chapel of St Church at Westminster Clerk Cloister Close Rolls cloth coronation Council Court crown divers Duke Earl edit Edward III Edward of Westminster Edward the Confessor England erected Exchequer February Fœdera gable gold granted held at Westminster High Holborn Hist Holinshed Holinshed's Chronicles honour House of Lords January John June keeper King Edward King Henry knights Kyng London masons Master Matthew Paris minster nobles October Painted Chamber painters Palace at Westminster Paris Parl Parliament Patent Peers persons pounds prelates Prince proceedings Queen realm reign repair Reygate stone Richard Robert royal Seal Sheriffs six days solemnities ST STEPHEN'S CHAPEL summoned Thomas timber Tower Tower of London treasurer Vide wages walls wardrobe West Westminster Hall whilst William writ
Popular passages
Page 311 - Councils," precisely such as I suppose these to have been, were frequently summoned during the three reigns of the House of Lancaster, is a fact established by direct evidence altogether conclusive. In the Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council, edited by Sir Harris Nicolas in 1834, there is distinct mention made of not less than sixteen "Great Councils " called during the sixty-one years of the Lancastrian dynasty, and there are traces of more. The latest of which there is record there...
Page 98 - I. st. 4, c. 1, which b enacts, that no talliage or aid shall be taken without the assent of the archbishops, bishops, earls, barons, knights, burgesses, and other freemen of the land : and again, by 14 Edw.
Page 375 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament : for God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement, but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Page 389 - Thomas Pride, whether buried in Westminster Abbey or elsewhere, be with all expedition taken up, and drawn upon a hurdle to Tyburn, and there hanged up in their coffins for some time, and after that buried under the said gallows...
Page 102 - ... furnished his court with companies of iesters, ruffians, flattering parasites, musicians, and other vile and naughtie ribalds, that the king might spend both daies and nights in iesting, plaieng, banketing, and in such other filthie and dishonorable exercises...
Page 289 - I am descended by right line of blood, coming from the good lord, king Henry III., and through that right that God, of his grace, hath sent me with help of my kin and of my friends to recover it ; the which realm was in point to be undone for default of governance, and undoing of good laws.
Page 386 - I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place but as this House is pleased to direct me...
Page 235 - Mighty victor, mighty lord! Low on his funeral couch he lies! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies.
Page 402 - That excellent minister, and upright man, was shot in the lobby of the house of commons, on the llth of May, 1812, by one John Bellingham, who was immediately taken, tried, and executed on the 18th of the same month.
Page 288 - Lancaster, who was present, and to whom he gave his ring, which he took from his own finger. Such is the account of this transaction inserted by the order of Henry in the rolls of parliament; an account the accuracy of which is liable to strong suspicion. It is difficult...