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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. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...and entreat the honour of a visit at the Castle, which was one of his principal seats. The royal train, on its first approach, thought that this usual ceremony was about to ensue. The Earl was seen to ride from the portcullis, followed by his spearmen, as though to come down and meet the King. But instead of proceeding to the market-place, through which the royal procession would pass, he was seen to halt on a rocky N platform at one side of the Castle, past which it had to defile. It was noticed, also, that he did not move his cap. As the King came within hearing distance, the Earl addressed him, but in very different terms from any which he could have expected. He poured forth a torrent of stinging vituperation. Had he been studying a dictionary for the purpose of extracting all the ugly nouns and uglier adjectives wherewith to grace his oratory, he could scarcely have succeeded in producing a piece of more evil-sounding rhetoric. Of course all the King's, servants heard it as well as himself. Edward, in this awkward moment, showed himself a true Plantagenet, and behaved with royal dignity. He rode on in silence, taking no more apparent notice of the Earl's insulting language than if the sounds he heard had been a summer breeze in the trees above his head. It was the finest revenge he could have taken. An event took place in the following winter of deep interest to Lady Alice de Lethegreve--the marriage of her daughter Cicely to John Chaucombe, one. of the King's household. The bride was appointed of the Queen's bedchamber, and was thenceforth addressed as Lady Cicely. Her Majesty was at present, for her, in an exceptionally good temper. Things were going on as she wished to see them. She was sufficiently amiable to accompany her lord in June...
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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. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...and entreat the honour of a visit at the Castle, which was one of his principal seats. The royal train, on its first approach, thought that this usual ceremony was about to ensue. The Earl was seen to ride from the portcullis, followed by his spearmen, as though to come down and meet the King. But instead of proceeding to the market-place, through which the royal procession would pass, he was seen to halt on a rocky N platform at one side of the Castle, past which it had to defile. It was noticed, also, that he did not move his cap. As the King came within hearing distance, the Earl addressed him, but in very different terms from any which he could have expected. He poured forth a torrent of stinging vituperation. Had he been studying a dictionary for the purpose of extracting all the ugly nouns and uglier adjectives wherewith to grace his oratory, he could scarcely have succeeded in producing a piece of more evil-sounding rhetoric. Of course all the King's, servants heard it as well as himself. Edward, in this awkward moment, showed himself a true Plantagenet, and behaved with royal dignity. He rode on in silence, taking no more apparent notice of the Earl's insulting language than if the sounds he heard had been a summer breeze in the trees above his head. It was the finest revenge he could have taken. An event took place in the following winter of deep interest to Lady Alice de Lethegreve--the marriage of her daughter Cicely to John Chaucombe, one. of the King's household. The bride was appointed of the Queen's bedchamber, and was thenceforth addressed as Lady Cicely. Her Majesty was at present, for her, in an exceptionally good temper. Things were going on as she wished to see them. She was sufficiently amiable to accompany her lord in June...
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