 | Prickett - 1815 - 360 páginas
...themselves to the King, bare-footed, bare-headed, and stripped to their shirts, with halters about their necks, and with the keys of the town and castle in their hand, in token of submission to his will ; hoping to satiate his vengeance by their deaths, and obtain... | |
 | Edward Smedley - 1836 - 536 páginas
...Burgesses would surrender themselves to his absolute disposal, bareheaded and barefooted, with halters round their necks, and with the keys of the town and castle in their hands. Eustace de St. Pierre was the first who devoted himself for his fellow-citizens to this apparently... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - 1847 - 278 páginas
...expect from me is, that six of the principal citizens march out of the town of Calais bareheaded and barefooted, with ropes round their necks, and with the keys of the town and castle in their hands. These six persons shall be at my absolute disposal : the rest of the inhabitants shall be pardoned."... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1856 - 552 páginas
...out bare-headed, bare-footed, and bare-legged, and in their shirts, with halters about their neoks; and, with the keys of the town and castle in their hands, thus yield themselves purely to his will, and the rest he would take to mercy. Sir John of Vienne stood... | |
 | David Murray Smith - 1869 - 368 páginas
...to my camp, bare-headed, bare-footed, bare-legged, and clad only in their shirts, with halters about their necks, and with the keys of the town and castle in their hands. These six I shall dispose of as I please ; the other people of the town shall be pardoned." Sir Walter... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1874 - 560 páginas
...should come out bare-headed, bare-footed, and bare-legged, and in their shirts, with halters about their necks ; and, with the keys of the town and castle in their hands, thus yield themselves purely to his will, and the rest he would take to mercy. Sir John of Vienne stood... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1877 - 558 páginas
...should come out bare-headed, bare-footed, and bare-legged, and In their shirts, with h:iltcrs about their necks, and, with the keys of the town and castle in their hands, thus yield themselves purely to his will ; and the rest of the inhabitants he would take to mercy.... | |
 | François Guizot - 1879 - 726 páginas
...the petition of the unfortunate inhabitants, Edward said, "Go, Walter, to them of Calais, and tell the governor that the greatest grace they can find...according to my will, and the rest I will receive Eustace de to mercy." It is well known how the king would have put to St. Pierre, d^th Eustace de St.... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1880 - 1286 páginas
...should come out bare-headed, bare-footed, and bare-legged, and in their shirts, with halters' about their necks; and, with the keys of the town and castle in their hands, thus yield themselves purely to his will, and the rest be would take to mercy. Sir John of Vienne stood... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1882 - 700 páginas
...tha petition of the unfortunate inhabitants, Edward said, " Go, Walter, to them of Calais, and tell the governor that the greatest grace they can find...according to my will, and the rest I will receive Euftace de to mercy." It is well known how the king would have put to St. Pierre, death Eustace de... | |
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... chief burgesses of the town should come out bare-headed, bare-footed, and bare-legged, and in their shirts, with halters about their necks ; and, with the keys of the town and castle in their hands, thus yield themselves purely to his will, and the... 
