From this Nigell or Neal, the Lacies that were earles of Lincolne had their originall.
That doone, he went to Tinmouth, and in the castell tooke the earles brother there, and after came to Banbourgh castell, which the said earle with his wife and children did hold for their better safegard and defense.
Another time' to sell the king Beyonde the seas they had decreede: 90 Three noble Earles heard of this thing, And did prevent the same with speede.
That baron he to his castle fled To Barnard castle then fled hee; The uttermost walles were eathe to win, 115 The earles have won them presentl[i']e.
Bloody was this slaughter, Or rather wilfull murther, Where six score thousand fighting men were slain; Three kings within this battaile died, 100 With forty dukes and earles beside, The like will never more be fought again.
He possessed himselfe of a great part of Cumberland, and of Northumberland; wherewith the people were well content, for that hee was their Earles sisters sonne.
Out of this article were excepted all those which before the concluding of this peace had alreadie compounded for their raunsomes, as the king of Scots, the earles of Leicester and Chester, and Rafe Fulgiers, with their pledges.
Windsor, whereat were present king Henrie the sonne, Richard archbishop of Canturburie, and other bishops of England, Laurence archbishop of Dublin with a great number of earles and barons of this realme.
King Henrie the father called a parlement at Windsore, at the which was present king Henrie the sonne, and a great number of lords, earles and barons.
And beyond the mountaines he couenanted to giue vnto them Turine with the appurtenances, the colledge of Gauoreth with the appurtenances, and all the fées which the earles of Canaues held of him, togither with the fealties and seruices.
King Henrie the sonne followed him, set on by the earles and barons of Poictow, which for the sharpe and cruell gouernement of earle Richard, hated him mortallie.
King Henrie held his Christmas at Saumur in Aniou, but manie of his earles and barons were gon from him, and tooke part with the French king, and with his sonne Richard earle of Poictou.
Henrie the king of Englands sonne made his homage vnto the French king for the countie of Aniou: and the French king granted him the office of the Seneschalcie of France, which ancientlie belonged vnto the earles of Aniou.
There was also Henrie duke of Saxonie, with his wife and their children, besides the archbishops of Canturburie and Dublin, with other bishops earles and barons in great number.
Here the archbishop would haue willinglie started from his promise, if first the bishops, and after the earles of Leicester and Cornewall, [Sidenote: Ger.
Afterward, when the earle of Flanders and the earle of Blois with diuerse other earles and barons of the Realme of France, laid their armor aside, [Sidenote: A commendable protestation and worthie to be noted.
There returned backe againe with the king, the duke of Clarence, the duke of Glocester, the earles of Warwike, Shrewesburie, and Northumberland.
Of the which tidings Vaucleere was verie glad for the earles sake.
It heth ane handsome church, with many ancient monuments and inscriptions on the old, interments of the Earles of this place.
Sidenote: The euill opinion of the earles Marshall & Hereford towards the king.
He also deliuered the earles of Cassels and Menteth, Iohn Cumin, and diuers other Scotishmen, appointing them also to go with him into Flanders.
The earles of Scotland before remembred, being assembled togither with their powers at the castell of Iedworth, entred into England the eighth of Aprill, and with fire and sword did much hurt in the countries as they passed.
Sidenote: The earles of Lancaster & Lincolne vanquished by the Welshmen.
Sidenote: Earles Marshall and Hereford refuse to go ouer with the king into Flanders.
Whilest they tried their manhood thus at Rion, the constable woone Pontesey or Pontsac vpon Dordone, and came to ioine with the earles de Valois at Rion, and so inforced both their powers to win that towne.
Sidenote: The earles Marshall, Hereford, and Lincolne led the fore ward.
The earles fame heereby increased not a little, and manie a blessing he had for this peece of seruice.
On which daie, the people of the earles part, being in their muster in S.
The weather and wind were so fauourable to the earles purpose, that within lesse than thirtie daies he passed and repassed from Calis to Dublin, and backe againe.
The duke of Burgognie was there in proper person, accompanied with the duke of Guelders, and the earles of Estampes, Lignie, S.
Wherefore when the earles knew the willing harts of those people, they prepared to come into this land.
The earles and barons that belong to the duke, which were neuer my leeges, for the honour which I haue done to their master, they haue now doone homage and sworne fealtie to me, the couenants betwixt me & the said duke alwaies saued.
The earles souldiers egerlie assailed the kings people, killed and spoiled them at their pleasure, rifled the kings treasurie without resistance, and satisfied themselues with greedines.
Amongst all other, the earles sonne Brian, and Miles of Glocester were right ioifull of the news of the empresses arriuall, and gladlie prepared themselues to fight in defense of hir cause.
A Dietarie, Writtes published after the Ordinance of Earles and Barons, Anno Dom.
The present Earles of Southesk are lineally descended of the said Sr Robt.
Within a mile of Falkirk stands Calendar, the residence of the Earles of Callendar, a place full of pleasure.
Duc of Hamilton, Earles of Dumfreis, Morton, and Kincairden, the Lord Cochrane and Sir Archibald Primrose, late Lord Register.
Belonged to theEarles of Monteith, and was a part of their barronie of Kilpont.
Also, to whether of the said earles the duchie of Britaine in the end chanced to fall by sentence of iudges, or otherwise, the homage should be doone for the same vnto the French king.
There were also other banners, as theearles of Stafford and Suffolke, the lord Iohn Montacute brother to the earle of Salisburie, the lord Beauchampe, the lord Berkley, and the lord de la Ware.
With him, the Earle of Surrey, bearing the Rod of Siluer with the Doue, Crowned with an Earles Coronet.
The Queene, With all the Northerne Earles and Lords, Intend here to besiege you in your Castle.
A poore Earlesdaughter is vnequall oddes, And therefore may be broke without offence Gloucester.
Then sir George Bowes[123] he straitways rose After them some spoyle to make: Those noble earles turn'd backe againe, And aye they vowed that knight to take.
Ah, how theseearles and noble men of birth Flatter and faine to forge poore womens ill!
Whereas the old earles of Warwicke bare chequy or and azure, a cheueron ermin, many thereabout tooke ermine and chequy.
In Leicestershire and the countrey confining diuers bare cinquefoyles, for that the ancient earles of Leicester bare geules, a cinquefoyle ermine, &c.
Sidenote: Contention betwixt the earlesof Glocester and Leicester.
On the barons side, the lord Rafe Heringander a baron also, and William Blunt the earles standard bearer.
And so the said earle of Cornewall, togither with the earles of Penbroke and Hereford, and diuerse other noble men tooke the sea, and after manie dangers escaped in their course, at length on S.
The maior and communaltie resisted all that they might against those liberties, and finallie by the good helpe and fauour of the lords, as the earles of Cornewall and Leicester, they obteined their purpose.
Sidenote: He ioineth himselfe with the earles of Chester and Penbroke and others.
Theobald earle of Champaigne, descended of the earles of Blois, was linked in amitie with king Henrie, by reason of affinitie that was betwixt them (for Stephan the earle of Blois married ladie Adila the sister of king Henrie.
Anselme held an other synod or councell, whereat in presence of the king, and by the assent of the earles and barons of the realme it was ordeined.
But Simon of Durham saith, that Aldred archbishop of Yorke, and the said earles with others would haue made Edgar Etheling king.
Hardly more than half a century before, Abbot, a predecessor of Earles at Sarum, had been soundly scolded and threatened by his actual as well as spiritual brother, the Primate for marrying when in Episcopal Orders.
Duppa was made Bishop of Sarum, John Earles stepped quickly into the post of tutor to the Prince of Wales, afterwards that most gracious monarch, Charles II.
Earles was not so severely handled: we hear little of the marriage, except that he was happy in it.
And at first this was a good deal, for Earles was not a busy man; besides his Fellowship at Merton, he was merely chaplain to Lord Pembroke, and vicar of a distant Wiltshire parish to which he paid but few visits.
A character like this is sure to have appreciated such a tutor, but Charles was probably far too cold and careless for Earles to have deeply influenced him.
Authors have only been able to wake and find themselves famous since the days of improved communication; yet John Earles found himself famous as soon as the little ripple of delight could permeate to the outskirts of society.
It is a wonder to see two English Earles of one house, at one time together in Italy.
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