 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1829 - 590 pagina’s
...and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men, God wot, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure — nothing profiting, yea, much annoying the... | |
 | 1829 - 586 pagina’s
...therefore dearest •Wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and curtain abbolt, holy men, God wot, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure — nothing profiting, yea, much annoying the... | |
 | Patrick Edward Dove - 1856 - 532 pagina’s
...dearest wool ; there, noblemen and gentlemen • — yea, and certain abbots^ holy men^ God wot! — not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and predecessors of their' lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much annoying the weal... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1857 - 560 pagina’s
...the finest and therefore dearest wool, — there, noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men, no doubt, not contenting themselves with...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much noying the weal... | |
 | Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie - 1870 - 412 pagina’s
...More complained : — ' Noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, not contenting tbemselves with the yearly revenues and profits that were wont...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, leave no ground for tillage. They inclose all into pastures ; they throw down houses ; they pluck down... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1874 - 562 pagina’s
...the finest and therefore dearest wool, — there, noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men, no doubt, not contenting themselves with...grow to their forefathers and predecessors of their lauds, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much noying the... | |
 | Emile de Laveleye - 1878 - 482 pagina’s
...Sir Thomas More echoes the same complaints:—" Noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and even certain abbots, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, leave no ground for tillage. They inclose all into pastures; they throw down houses; they pluck down... | |
 | Thomas Mackay - 1889 - 320 pagina’s
...grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public... | |
 | Thomas Mackay - 1889 - 328 pagina’s
...grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public... | |
 | Thomas Mackay - 1889 - 328 pagina’s
...grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public... | |
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They consume, destroy, and devour whole fields, houses, and cities. For look in what parts of the realm doth grow the finest, and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen : yea, and certain Abbots, holy men... 
