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Anecdotes and Traditions, Illustrative of Early English History and Literature, Derived from Ms. Sources (Paperback)
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Anecdotes and Traditions, Illustrative of Early English History and Literature, Derived from Ms. Sources (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1839 Excerpt: ...into the Star Chamber. The first part is done, but
my Lord of Canterbury hath interceded to the King, that there it
should end. There is anew fool in his place, Muckle John; but he
will ne'er be so rich, for he cannot abide money." Archee, indeed,
had made a considerable fortune during his residence at
Court--"Archee, by kings and princes grae'd of late, Jested himself
into a fair estate;" but being disgraced for his jests upon the "
Scottish business," that is, the introduction of the Liturgy into
Scotland (one of which jests was his calling the stool flung at the
dean, who read the Liturgy in Edinburgh, the stool of repentance,
') he retired into Cumberland, and dying at Arthuret in 1672, was
buried, appropriately enough, on the first of April Many curious
particulars of his life and sayings, collected by the late Octavius
Gilchrist, will be found in the London Magazine for September 1B24,
from which the above notice has in some measure been derived. NO.
CXX. "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IS IN A PASSION." Queene Elizabeth,
being a little indispos'd one time in her temper, in comes one of
her peeres into the Presence: she observing more jollity than
usuall in his fashion and discourse, askt him where he had been?"
Y' faith, madame," sayes hee, "drinking your health." "So I
thought," sayes she, "and I am sorry for't; for I have observed I
never fare worse than when my health is drunk." L'Estrange, No.
499. Sir Fr. Needham. NO. CXXI. RAWLEIGH'S OPINION OF A SCOTCHMAN.
Sir Walter Raleigh being at tables with a Scotchman, and having
bound him up so as he had but one throw to get out, the Scott threw
it, and for joy fell a frisking and scratching, and clawing his
fingers. A.t whose fortunate c...
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