The book The Reign of Henry Vii From Contemporary Sources was written by author Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick), 1869-1948, Ed Here you can read free online of The Reign of Henry Vii From Contemporary Sources book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Reign of Henry Vii From Contemporary Sources a good or bad book?
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— How the courier said, by word of mouth, that the ambassador had been to a place ^ on the island where there were the entire ten decads of Livy, and also some books on astrology, unknown to the Italians, and that he meant at any rate to obtain them. The ambassador from the Duke of Milan ^ was with ours, and had audience at the same time, but he referred himself to what ours said. He had, however, a lodging of his own, but few horses." * Oxford. « Soncmo. Digitized by Google THE SIEGE OF EXETER... 167 116. iw. [The Earl of Devonshire bo Henry VII, Ellia'a *' Original Letters," let Ser. L 36.] After most humble recommendation had unto 7^^^ S^JjJL'ii? Grace, please it your Grace to knawe as I sent unto your Grace by myne other wrjrteinge of yesterday of the demininge of Perkin, and of diverse assaults made by his company unto the two gates of your Citty of Excester, and of the defence of the same. It may like your Grace to understand further, that this mominge, of new, the said Perkin and his company made fresh assaults upon the said two gates ; and especially at the North gate, which was againe well and truly defended, and put Perkin from his purpose there; and your said Citty surely keped and shall bee to the behoofe of your Grace : in soe much as when Perkin and his company had well assaid and felt our Gunns, they were faine to desjnre us to have lycence to geder theire company togeder, and soe to depart and leave your Citty, and to put us to noe more trouble; which because wee bee not able to recounter them, and that our company were weary and some hurt, therefore it was granted unto them that they should depart, and not to approch the Citty in noe wyse.
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