Also the vicount of Tours came to the king of England and surrendred vnto him the castell of Chinon, the keeping whereof he betooke vnto Roger de Lacie the conestable of Chester.
To one Ranulfe Teutonicus, the castell of Barkehamsted, and to Walter Godreuill seruant to Foukes de Brent, he betooke the keeping of the castell of Hertford.
After his juvenile education at schoole and the University he betookehimselfe to military employment in the service of Lewis the 13th.
Ludolphus van Ceulin was first, by profession, a fencing-master; but becomeing deafe, he betooke himselfe to the studie of the mathematiques wherin he became famous.
Then did manie of the vnrulie multitude withdraw themselues, and vanishing awaie betooke them to their héeles, being about the number (as it was thought) of ten thousand.
Who finding me in bed (as the time requird) ranne at me full with his rapier, thinking I would resist him, but as good lucke was I escapt him & betooke me to my pistoll in the window vncharged.
He then saw that it was time to leave off, and betooke himself to thinke about the other world.
Also others which came from the mountains to succour them, betookethemselues to flight.
All the companies which should enter by boat being imbarked before the low water, and hauing giuen the alarme, Captaine Wingfield and Captaine Sampson betooke them to the escalade, for they had in commandement to charge all at one instant.
Then the towne being entred in three seuerall places with an huge cry, the inhabitants betooke them to the high towne: which they might with lesse perill doe, for that ours being strangers here, knew not the way to cut them off.
Many of them also left the streets, and betooke them to houses which they found open: for the Sergeant maior Captaine Wilson slew with his owne hands three or foure, and caused them that were with him to kill many others.
Now when the time of his death drew néere, to the first he betooke the gouernment of that part of the land nowe knowne by the name of England: so that the same was long after called Loegria, or Logiers, of the said Locrinus.
Britains chose them a king, and betooke themselues to his obedience.
And when we boorded them in our boat, they betooke themselues to their close fights, playing chiefly vpon vs with shot and pikes out at two ports, between which we entred very dangerously, escaping neere dangers both by shot and pike.
Lightly she leaped, as a wight forlore, 8 From her dull horse, in desperate distresse, And to her feetbetooke her doubtfull sickernesse.
He was a little, weake, crooked man, and nature having not adapted him for the court nor campe, he betooke himselfe to the study of the mathematiques, wherin he became a great master.
Then thought she it should yet make them the more warilie to looke to him, and the more circumspectlie to see to his suertie, if she with hir owne hands betooke him to them of trust.
About breake of day I betookemyselfe to a ruinous chappell wherof the walls were only standing, the ground within in most places was overgrowne with nettles, which weere my shelter for all that day till the afternoone.
Here I would make noe long stay soe much as to put on my shoose, but betooke myselfe presently to my heeles, and ran as hard and as long as breath would hould out.
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