A Complete History of England Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1758 edition. Excerpt: ... castle. He earnestly begged he might be admitted into the king's presence; but_this savour was denied.-His majesty ordered him to be conveyed to Chester castle-, and, in the mean time, issued writs to convene the lords and commons at Shrewsbury, where the prisoner was tried and condemned as a traitor, to be drawn, hanged, 'and quartered; asentence which was literal executed, with circumstances of cruelty never practised bezdre in any civiIized country. His bowels were burned, his quarters were exposed in the chief cities of England, and his head was xplaced upon the Tower, by that of his brother Llewellyn., Immediately aster David was taken, Rese ap Vaughan, a nobleman' of South Wales, and all his adherents, surrendered to the earl of Hereford, and were committed prisoners to the Tower of London. Edward built two flrong castles at Aberconwa u w-von, Aberystwith, and.s.other towns, into corporations, and endowed, them with privilectges_to._ encourage trade, and allure ' the war againstP-eter king of Arragcton, who was excommunicated A, i v ' by A. C-1236-life, from all penalty and forfoiture on account of appeals, from himself or his ministers, to the court of the rench monarch, to whom he now did homage for the territorieshe possessed in that kingdom. A new treaty was ratisied', confirming the last which had been concluded at Amiens: and then', repairing to Guienne, he convoked an aslembly of the states, -to-make some wholsome regulationa for the advantage of a country, which had lately manifested uncommon 'zeal for his service, in contributing both troops and money towards the con-' quest of Wales. Nevertheless, hisgratitude to the Gascons did not prevent his putting to death the ringleaders of-some turbulent individuals of Bourdeaux, ..