This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ...to his majesty. " Gentlemen," said the king, warmly, " I will hear anything you have to deliver from London, but none of the fancies and chimeras taken up at Oxford; by your favor, you shall put no tricks on me." " Sir," replied the earl, " we are not persons to put tricks upon any one, much less upon your ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ...to his majesty. " Gentlemen," said the king, warmly, " I will hear anything you have to deliver from London, but none of the fancies and chimeras taken up at Oxford; by your favor, you shall put no tricks on me." " Sir," replied the earl, " we are not persons to put tricks upon any one, much less upon your majesty." " I mean it not to you." " Will your majesty at least allow us to inquire to whom this paper is addressed?" " It is my answer; you must take it, if it were a ballad, or a song of Robin Hood." " The business which brought us here, sire, is of somewhat more importance than a ballad." " I know it; but I repeat, you told me you had no power to treat; my memory is as good as yours; you were only charged to deliver these proposals to me; an honest postillion would have done as well." " I hope your majesty does not take us for postillions." " I do not say that; but, once more, this is my answer; you must take it; I am not bound to anything more." The conversation became warmer every moment. Holies and Pierpoint endeavored in vain to get the king to say, that he addressed his message to the two chambers. The commissioners at last agreed to receive it in its existing form, and quitted the presence. In the evening, Mr. Ashburnham, the king's valet-de-chambre, came to them. " His majesty," he said, " is sensible some words may have fallen from him in his passion that might give discontent; it was not so intended by him, and he desires the best construction may be put upon it." The commissioners made protestations of their respectful deference to the king's words, and set out for London, accompanied by a trumpeter, authorized to receive the answer of parliament to the sealed paper of which they were the bearers. Rushworth, ii., 3,843; fail. Hist, ...
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