Sir Ralph Eure and Sir Brian Layton both lay dead on the field, a thousand prisoners were taken, among them being many persons of rank, for whom high ransoms were exacted.
A pathetic interview follows, and Priam ransoms the body of his son, and obtains a twelve days' truce, during which he performs his funeral obsequies.
They also took down from the well-polished car the countless ransoms of Hector's head.
But come, release him, and receive ransoms for the dead body.
Many prisoners succeeded in raising their ransoms during this three days' halt.
The letters were written to the citizens, telling them to delay the payment of their ransoms as long as possible, for that he was fitting out some soldiers to relieve them.
The soldiers knew that for days past promises of protection had flowed in on the besieged, and signed papers promising to pay king's ransoms had come out; but there was little chance now of these ransoms going where they were promised.
With them I went hunting on rather a larger scale--we used to take Turks and getransoms for them.
Therefore, my sweeting, there is the more need that I should turn to where there is good pay to be earned and brave ransoms to be won.
No fault, my fair lord, but a virtue: for how many rich ransoms have you won, and yet have scattered the crowns among page and archer and varlet, until in a week you had not as much as would buy food and forage.
Gulden were scarce, or were all in Kaisar Friedrich's great chest; the ransoms could not be raised, and all died in captivity.
His burgher thrift began to assert itself again, and he deposited a nest-egg from the ransoms of his prisoners in the hands of his host, who gave him bonds by which he could recover the sum from Lombard correspondents in London.
Sir Anthony Sherley ransomed two Portuguese gentlemen for ten thousand pounds, who had been enslaved sixteen years, and for one of whom three ransoms had been sent, each of which had been captured by pirates.
Vast ransoms were exacted in war, and fines, confiscation and pillage filled the coffers of the lords.
The country was drained of treasure by the exaction of enormous ransoms for captured chiefs.
The King reimbursed the contractors with the profits of war, such as the ransoms paid by the families of rich prisoners.
Because many sheriffs had taken fines and ransoms for their own use, a term limit of one year was imposed.
But for my part I swear by my father's soul that I had rather have the honor this Squire has gathered than all the richest ransoms of France.
How dare you suppose that I or any noble knight had such a huckster's soul as to think only of ransoms where honor is to be won?
For a moment a vision of rich ransoms passed through Nigel's brain.
The leaves of the starry-white Ransoms are not unlike those of the Lily of the Valley.
Priam ransoms the Body of Hector I The busy day was over, and night sank down on the Grecian camp, bringing to all, save one tormented spirit, the blessed gift of sleep.
The ransoms of so many illustrious prisoners as had graced the triumphs of Saint Quentin and Gravelines had been extremely profitable.
He had besides ample sums to receive from the ransoms of the prisoners of St. Quentin and Gravelines, having served in both campaigns.
On his second he ransoms a beautiful woman (with or without a companion), and lives with her in poverty because of his father's displeasure.
He ransoms them by helping the king, and pays their debts by selling his sword.
Jean buries the dead man and ransoms two women on a single voyage, as in I.
In Catalan [114] a young man on a journey has a poor man buried at his expense, and ransoms a princess.
He ransoms a Christian maiden, the daughter of the King of Spain, with her servant, on the same journey, and takes her back to England, together with much gold.
On a second voyage he ransoms two peasants, who have been imprisoned for not paying their taxes to the emperor.
The third son resists the sirens, ransoms his brothers, and also pays the debts of a dead man, whose corpse is being maltreated.
In another province heransoms with his whole stock of money an unbeliever, who is being bled by the people.
Jean Carre, sent out by his godmother as a sea-captain, ransoms an English princess with her maid, and marries the former.
When he meets his brothers on their way to be hanged, however, he forgets this, and ransoms them.
He also ransoms two slave girls, one of whom he marries and takes home.
On his next voyage heransoms a princess, and sets out with her for England.
The second finds him just as he is being led to death on account of debt, ransoms him, and shares his riotous pleasures.
On his second voyage he ransoms a maiden and is cast off by his father when he reaches home.
Between the Camp o' Rink And Tweed water clear, Lie nine kings' ransoms For nine hundred year.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ransoms" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
