Item, if anie person or persons imagine or compasse the death of the said duke, and thereof probablie be attainted of open deed doone by folkes of other condition, that it be deemed & adiuged high treason.
Why, he said, my lord, that the lady and her mother had carried off from Scotland all the treasures of a gentleman he called Morton, who had been attainted for treason.
No person at least 18 years of age may be naturalized or restored in blood after being attainted unless he takes the sacrament and the Oath of Supremacy [of the king over the church of England], and Oath of Allegiance [to the king].
He was the first Lord Clifford that was attaintedof treason.
For nearly a quarter of a century from this time, the name of Clifford remained an attainted one; their castles and seigniories passed into the hands of strangers and enemies.
Majesty having learned, during his state visit to Scotland in 1822, that the song of "The Attainted Scottish Nobles" was the composition of Lady Nairn.
The following list of those of the Duke of York's party who wereattainted by Parliament was found by Fenn pinned to the above letter:-- The Duc of York.
Lancastrian, and was attainted this year in Parliament.
As recorded, he had been attainted of treason a few months prior to his death.
It was a singular circumstance that, at the period of my first visit to his harem, he was occupying a palace adjoining that in which resided another attainted noble—the Ex-Pasha of Bagdad!
If they don't treat my body as that of an attainted traitor, let me lie at your mother's feet.
Let him know that I neither would nor could disturb Robert in his inheritance, attainted traitor as the laws esteem me.
The inquisitions of the Despensers, as is usual in the case of attainted persons, do not give the date of death.
The earldom did not return to the Despenser family until 1397, when it was conferred on the great-grandson of the attainted Earl.
The thought that he had bestowed a friendly pressure on the hand of that attainted man weighed upon his conscience.
No inward voice warned him of his error as he took thatattainted hand, and gave it a friendly pressure.
They soon returned with a letter from the King, confirming their charter, and containing a pardon for all treasons committed during the late troubles, with the exception of those only who were attainted by act of Parliament.
Truly it was a kindly, courteous formula enough; but I fancy it carried little meaning to the minds of the judge or jury, and little comfort to the heavy heart of the attainted traitor.
For while some of those lie not there attainted nor condemned to death, the greatest man of this world and the most wealthy in this universal prison is laid in to be kept undoubtedly for death.
The prisons were choked with attaintedand suspected rebels.
In the king also can be no stain or corruption of blood: for if the heir to the crown were attainted of treason or felony, and afterwards the crown should descend to him, this would purge the attainder ipso facto[w].
One of her songs, "The Attainted Scottish Nobles," had a great influence in restoring them to their former titles.
Edinburgh in 1822, Major Nairne and other attainted Scottish Peers were introduced to the King at Holyrood.
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