And he of these, that can doe most of all, Cannot doe more in England then the Neuils: Salisbury and Warwick are no simple Peeres Queene.
Braue Peeres of England, Pillars of the State, To you Duke Humfrey must vnload his greefe: Your greefe, the common greefe of all the Land.
The Common-wealth hath dayly run to wrack, The Dolphin hath preuayl'd beyond the Seas, And all the Peeres and Nobles of the Realme Haue beene as Bond-men to thy Soueraigntie Card.
Goe, get you to my House, I will reward you for this venturous deed: The King and all the Peeres are here at hand.
With which answer the peeres departed in choler from the court, and Goodwine toward the coast.
Which of the Peeres Haue vncontemn'd gone by him, or at least Strangely neglected?
Somewhat I feare, betideth them amisse, They are so pale in lookes, so vext in minde: In happie houre the Noble Scottish Peeres Haue I incountred you, what makes you mourne?
Two Speeches made in the House of Peeres on Munday the 19 of December, for and against accommodation.
The following is a copy of the petition complained of:-- "To the Right Honovrable the Hovse of Peeres now assembled in Parliament.
After that Cnute was departed this life, there arose much variance amongst the peeres and great lords of the realme about the succession.
But in the meanetime, calling togither the lords, and peeres of those his dominions on that side the sea, [Sidenote: Polydor.
Oh, what a Scandall is it to our Crowne, That two such Noble Peeres as ye should iarre?
The English are embattail'd, you French Peeres Const.
Thinke of this good Peeres But as a thing of Custome: 'Tis no other, Onely it spoyles the pleasure of the time Macb.
All the Peeres did the lyke obeysance, one after the other, and kist him, with the lyke acclamation, and then returned untoe the seates that were prepared for them on either hand.
Sidenote: The peeres of the realme called to a treatie.
This addition [the peeres of the realme] nothing pleased the king and his councell, namelie the lord cheefe iustice, by whose aduice the king meant to haue apprehended the earle the same night, after he was withdrawne to his lodging.
The peeres of the realme being thus assembled, William earle of Penbroke, bringing the yoong king into their presence, and setting him before them, spake these words following.
At the solemnitie of this feast and coronation of the queene, all the high peeres of the realme, both spirituall and temporall, were present there to exercise their offices as to them apperteined.
The king and a great number of the peeres & nobles of the realme both spirituall and temporall were present at this solemne feast, which was kept in most plentifull manner.
The king and the peeres of the realme vnderstanding themselues to be touched in this wrong offered to this knight, had written in his fauour to the pope, so that his suit had the better successe.
Moreouer, there were other that were sworne to be obedient, and as it were assistant vnto these fiue and twentie peeres in such things as they should appoint, which were these.
The names of the cheefe of those peeres that were sworne (as you haue heard) are as followeth.
For by generall consent of the nobles and peeres of the countries of Aniou, Maine, and Touraine, Arthur was receiued as the liege and souereigne lord of the same countries.
Albons, togither with the archbishop of Canturburie, and other bishops and peeres of the realme, where the kings peace being proclaimed to all men it was on his behalfe streitlie commanded, that the lawes of K.
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