 In his service in the Low Countries he had in the face of both the camps killed an enemy and taken opima spolia from him. And since his coming to England being appealed to the fields he had killed his adversary, which had hurt him in the arm and whose...  Littell's Living Age - Seite 2711851Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1845 - 570 Seiten
...Since his coming to England, being appealed to the fields, he had killed his adversary, which hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer...which he was imprisoned and almost at the gallows." Gifford supposes that this unfortunate event happened in 1595 ; but if there be no error as to the... | |
 | 1845 - 410 Seiten
...Since his coming to England, being appealed to the fields, he had killed his adversary, which hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was- ten inches longer than his ; fee the which he was imprisoned and almost at the gallows." Gilford supposes that this unfortunate... | |
 | 1846 - 910 Seiten
...named Gabriel Spencer, and, being ' appealed to the fields, he killed his adversary, who had hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer than his.' For this fatal passage-at-arms Ben was imprisoned, and almost brought to the gallows. Two spies, he says,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 Seiten
...his coming to England, being appealed to the fields, ho had killed his adversary which had hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer...which he was imprisoned, and almost at the gallows. Then took he his religion by trust, of a priest who visited him in prison. Thereafter he was twelve... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 Seiten
...his coming to England, being appealed to the fields, he had killed his adversary which had hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer...for the which he was imprisoned, and almost at the gullows. Then took he his religion by truet, of a priest who visited bim in prison. Thereafter he was... | |
 | 1853 - 384 Seiten
...to England, being appealed to the fields, he had killed his adversarie, which hurt him in the arme, and whose sword was ten inches longer than his ; for the which he was emprisoned and almost at the gallowes." This story has been related in all the biographical accounts... | |
 | 1853 - 298 Seiten
...and since coming to England, being appealed to a duel, he had killed his adversary, who had hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer than his. For this crime he was imprisoned, and almost at the gallows. Then he took his religion on trust of a Priest,... | |
 | Thomas Amyot, John Payne Collier, William Durrant Cooper, Alexander Dyce, Barron Field, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright - 1853 - 510 Seiten
...and since coming to England, being appealed to a duel, he had killed his adversary, who had hurt him in the arm, and whose sword was ten inches longer than his. For this crime he was imprisoned, and almost at the gallows. Then he took his religion on trust of a Priest,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1854 - 342 Seiten
...bricklayer.'' Twenty years after, the great dramatist, the laureat, thus relates the story to Drummoiid : — " Being appealed to the fields, he had killed his adversary,...no longer, Ben is the companion of the illustrious. Shakspere hath "wit-combats" with him ; Camden and Selden try his metal in learned controversies ;... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 604 Seiten
...famous.' A calamity clouds that fame. The play-writer has quarrels on every side. In the autumn of 152S, Philip Henslowe, the manager of ' The Lord Admiral's...almost at the gallows.' There is the proud Shadow of a Eoman Matron hovering about his cell, in those hours when the gallows loomed darkly in the future.... | |
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