Earles

_ The king of Scots beareth one of the swords before the king of England.] who bare one of the thrée swords before him, going in the middle betwixt two earles, that is to saie, Hamelin earle of Warren going on his right hand, and Ranulfe earle of Chester on his left. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

Then he shrugged and stormed on, "And earles all arguing for positions that — no matter how they are worded — are meant merely to advance their personal causes." ❋ Unknown (2001)

[Sidenote: William earle of Flanders deceaseth of a wound.] ¶ It was thought that the great felicitie of king Henrie was the chiefe occasion of this earles death, who meant (if he might haue brought his purpose to passe, and be once quietlie set in the dominion of Flanders) to haue attempted some great enterprise against king Henrie for the recouerie of ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

That doone, he went to Tinmouth, and in the castell tooke the earles brother there, and after came to Banbourgh castell, which the said earle with his wife and children did hold for their better safegard and defense. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

My earles and barons also haue doone their leege and homage vnto the duke, sauing their faith to me so long as I liue, and shall hold the kingdome with like condition, that if I doo breake and go from the premitted couenants, that then they may ceasse from dooing me any seruice, till the time I haue reformed that which I haue doone amisse. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

That doone, he required to haue hir husbands lands and possessions, which were an earles liuing, and lay in Northumberland. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

The wing of the disherited men ouerthrew and bare downe their aduersaries, which were led by the duke of Britain, and the forenamed earles. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

I find moreouer about the same time, that the kings brother earle John exhibited a sore complaint against the Romane legat and other bishops, for that the archbishop of Canturburie, after the appeale made vnto the apostolike sea, had put his lands vnder interdiction for his mariage made with the earle of Glocesters daughter: which when the legat heard, he foorthwith confirmed the appeale, and released the earles lands of the aforesaid interdiction. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

From this Nigell or Neal, the Lacies that were earles of ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

Wallingford, where Brian the earle of Glocesters sonne hauing charge of that castell, kept him in close prison, and vsed him hardlie, who by reason of the opinion which men had conceiued of his valiancie, could not be deliuered, till he had paid 300. marks for his ransome, and deliuered the castell of Shirborne into the earles hands. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

For such as were of any noble familie, and thereto through a certeine stoutnesse of stomach sought preferment, easilie obteined of him the possession of castels and great lordships, diuerse of whom he honored with titles of dignitie, creating some of them earles and some lords. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

As for the goodnesse or sufficiencie of our men, who is able to expresse the noble prowesse of so manie earles, of so manie lords and soldiers, trained vp euer in warres: The passing valiancie of our king may stand in place of innumerable souldiers. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

The augmentation also which I haue giuen vnto my sonne William, he hath likewise granted the same to him; [Sidenote: Norwich.] to wit, the castell and towne of Norwich, with seauen hundred pounds in lands, so as the rents of Norwich be accounted as parcell of the same seauen hundred pounds in lands, and all the countie of Norfolke; the profits and rents which belong to churches, bishops, abbats & earles excepted; ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

Anselme held an other synod or councell, whereat in presence of the king, and by the assent of the earles and barons of the realme it was ordeined. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

To answer these challengers came fifty-six earles, barons, knights, and esquiers. ❋ William Francis Dawson (N/A)

For going foorth to encounter with the earle of Chester (his mortall enimie, and being approched as then towards the citie) he fell with his horsse into a ditch, which he caused to be couertlie made for the destruction of his enimies: and before he could be relieued, a souldier of the earles part stept to him, and stroke his head from his shoulders in sight of both armies. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

The earles and barons that belong to the duke, which were neuer my leeges, for the honour which I haue done to their master, they haue now doone homage and sworne fealtie to me, the couenants betwixt me ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

Stowe, writing in 1590, evidently believes in Robin Hood as an historical personage, for he says, "he suffered no woman to be oppressed ... poor men's goods he spared, abundantly relieving them with that which by theft he got from the abbeys, and the houses of rich old earles." ❋ William Francis Dawson (N/A)

Halton by seruice, to lead the Uauntgard of the earles armie when he should make anie iournie into Wales; so as he should be the foremost in marching into the enimies countrie, and the last in comming backe: he was also conestable and Marshall of Chester. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

Stephan king of England, to all archbishops, bishops, abbats, earles, iusticers, sherifes, barons and all his faithfull subiects of England sendeth greeting. ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)