 It may please your grace, that were not for " mine ease: they are most of them my retainers, that " are come to do me service at such a time as this, and  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 339by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy, English - 1890 - 826 pages
...cognizances ranged on both sides, and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him, and said, My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...are (sure) your menial servants. The Earl smiled and said, It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease. They are most of them my retainers8, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...cognizances ranged on both sides, and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him, and said, My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...are (sure) your menial servants. The Earl smiled and said, It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease. They are most of them my retainers8, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 456 pages
...cognizances ranged on both sides, and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him, and said, " My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...(sure! your menial servants." The Earl smiled and said, " It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease. They are most of them my retainers,... | |
 | Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat) - Castles - 1896 - 582 pages
...attention, he called out to the earl, and said, ' My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality ; but it is greater than the speech. These handsome gentlemen and yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are surely your menial servants?' The earl smiled and said, 'It may please your grace, they were not for... | |
 | Philip Van Ness Myers - History, Modern - 1903 - 708 pages
...Lane. The King called the Earle to him, and said: My Lord, I have heard much of your Hospitalitie, but I see it is greater than the speech. These handsome...Yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are sure your Meniall Servants. The Earle smiled, and said: It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease.... | |
 | Mark Girouard - History - 1978 - 358 pages
...king's departure took place through a long lane of attendants in the Oxford livery. The king asked 'These handsome gentlemen and yeomen, which I see on both sides of me, are some of your menial servants?' The earl's answer and the king's reaction to it underlined the advantages... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 284 pages
...cognizances 651 ranged on both sides, and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him, and said, My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...are (sure) your menial servants. The Earl smiled and said, It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease. They are most of them my retainers, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - History - 1998 - 340 pages
...cognizances*, ranged on both sides and made the King a lane. The King called the Earl to him and said, 'My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but...(sure) your menial* servants.' The Earl smiled and said, 'It may please your Grace, that were not for mine ease.38 They are most of them my retainers,39... | |
 | Colin Pendrill - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 234 pages
...king called the earl to him and said, 'My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but / see that it is greater than the —. speech. These handsome...gentlemen and yeomen which I see on both sides of me are surely not just your household servants? ' r—\ The earl smiled and said, Tt may please your Grace... | |
 | Colin Pendrill - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 234 pages
...king called the earl to him and said, 'My lord, I have heard much of your hospitality, but / see that it is greater than the —. speech. These handsome...gentlemen and yeomen which I see on both sides of me are surely not just your household servants?' r—\ The earl smiled and said, Tt may please your Grace... | |
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