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. 1730 Excerpt: ...strange Doings, and several Stories that were grafted upon them by discontented Spirits, that they took up Arms; resolving, not to suffer the King to go without their Gates, before-he his Regiment that was there: And thteCWde dt Talma, Governor of Toltdo, who had come along with th'osc Commissioners to acquaint the ...
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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. 1730 Excerpt: ...strange Doings, and several Stories that were grafted upon them by discontented Spirits, that they took up Arms; resolving, not to suffer the King to go without their Gates, before-he his Regiment that was there: And thteCWde dt Talma, Governor of Toltdo, who had come along with th'osc Commissioners to acquaint the King with the turbulent Estate of that City, had his Commission takeft from him, for not having curbed the Insolency of that proud Place; which the King said, should be taught belter Mariners than to fly in his Face tf they had riot their Wills in all things. Ton Peter de Giron, a brisk young Nobleman, waited on the King at the same time, to desire to have? Justice done him against the Duke de Medina Sidonta, his Kinsman, who by Force kept from him a great Part of his Estate; to which Petition the King having returned a rough Answer: Giron clapt his Hand on the Hilt of his Sword, and swore, that if the King Would not, that should do him Justice; and the King having bid him go, and do his worst; he reph/d, he knew what he htid to do, and so withdrew. The Cortes being assembled, the Galicians, who have no Voice in that Assembly, judging this to be a very proper Time t& obtain the Privilege of having Procurators m it, the Archbishop of CompoftelU, and divers Gdlician Nobles, went in a Body tb the Convent, where the House of Con, mons fat; and finding the Doors shut they sent in word, that they desired to be admitted, admitted, having something of great Moment to that Body, to communicate to it; but the Commons knowing their Business, would not suffer their Doors to be open'd to" them; whereupon the Archbishop and the Nobles made a Protestation in the open Street against all that should be done in that or any other Cortes wherein the Provinc...
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