Matthew Paris's English History. From the Year 1235 to 1273 2
Matthew Paris's English History. From the Year 1235 to 1273 2
Paris, Matthew, 1200-1259
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kingly hospitality was expelled from his door, and the cus- tom of the Roman table made its way in, obscuring in no slight degree his fame and honour as a king. How the king legged money from his nobles, one ly one. At this time, the king, as he rould not bend the nobles of the kingdom to consent to his demand when united, resorted to the usual cavillings of the Eomans, and either sent for, or wrote to, each of them, addressing them with shameless entreaties, saying, — " I am a poor man, and en...tirely desti- tute of money ; I find it necessary that each one of you should give me effectual assistance, for I am indebted by my charters in a sum of thii^ty thousand marks; but I do not exact anything, except as a favour ; and whoever will do me this favour, to him will I return it, when an opportunity occurs ; and whoever denies me the favour, to Mm will I also deny any." But although he pleaded a false reason for this, which was, that he was about to make war against the king of France, as the truce was expiring, to reclaim his rights by force, he only excited the derision and sneers of the prudent.
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