Cortes innuited them diuers times with peace, and seing it preuailed not, he begä his warres in earnest.
Island, and behaued himselfe couragiously in the office of preaching, and preuailed so much, that in the yeere 984.
For which traitorie albeit he was once vanquished by Leonine Traheron, great vncle to Constantine: yet after the death of this Traheron, he preuailed againe, and vsurped ouer all Britaine.
In returning backe, the people of the west countrie gaue them battell, but preuailed not, so that they did but inrich their enimies [Sidenote: Winchester.
And so bicause they would not deliuer him, the bishop did excommunicate them, and after riding to the court, and taking with him the bishop of London, and other bishops, preuailed so much by complaint exhibited to the K.
But the earle hired souldiers in France, and comming into Gascoigne, preuailed against his enimies, though in one conflict he was in danger of loosing both life and the honour of the field.
In the meane time certeine of the lords that were gone to the earle of Lancaster besieged Tickehill castell fifteene daies togither, but preuailed not.
The Duke feeling his owne weakenesse, dealt with Philip King of France, and by liberall promises so preuailed with him, that he descended into Normandie with a faire Armie, and bent his siege against one of those pieces which K.
He had also his partie within the Realme, by whose meanes he preuailed against the opposite faction, (as Caesar did against Pompey) and not against the entire strength of the State.
He oftentimes preuailed against his enemies more by policie then by power; and for victories thus attained, he attributed to himselfe the greatest glory.
The Iewes at Roan sopreuailed with him by gifts, that they drew him to reprehend one who had forsaken their superstition.
The yeere next following the King preuailed much in Normandie, and so did the Sea in Flanders: insomuch as a great part of that Countrey lay buried in the waters.
And how much they preuailed in their attempts, it is not materiall in this place particularly to discusse, for so this worke would growe large.
The cleargie was likewise at dissention, so that nothing preuailed but malice and spite, which brought foorth and spred abroad the fruits of disobedience to all good lawes and orders, greatlie to the disquieting of the whole state.
The bishop of Duresme found himselfe somewhat greeued in the matter, making obiections, that the coronation ought not to be celebrated without the presence of Geffrey archbishop of Yorke: but it preuailed not.
Which example of courtesie preuailed much to the alluring of his other sons to come to a reconciliation.
And thus much in generall of our noble vniuersities, whose lands some greedie gripers doo gape wide for, and of late haue (as I heare) propounded sundrie reasons, whereby they supposed to haue preuailed in their purposes.
But let her and them consider, that yet they haue not preuailed against god, his throne is more high, then that the length of their hornes be able to reache.
The lord Thomas Mowbraie earle of Notingham was sent with fiue hundred spears to reuenge those attempts of the enimies: but for that his power was small in comparison to theirs, he preuailed litle or nothing against them.
Wherin ambition and couetousnesse preuailed aboue conscience and law of nature, and the gealous desire of dominion inforced his disposition (otherwise abhorring bloud) to that vile action.
But in conclusion, euill counsell preuailed in a wit latelie minded to mischeefe, and turned from all goodnesse.
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