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Except he haue some lette of iournie, or sickenesse.
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After this iournie atchiued thus by Edrike, Cnute commanded that they should not waste the countrie anie more, but gaue order to prepare all things readie to besiege London: but before he attempted that
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed
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Having thus with good successe finished this enterprise, and being now aduertised of the businesse in Normandie, he sailed thither with a great armie: and being come within two daies iournie of his enimie the earle of Aniou, he sent foorth his whole power of horssemen, diuided into three parts, which were not gone past a daies iournie forward, but they encountred the earle, finding him with no great force about him.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne Raphael Holinshed
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Stephan, with his sonne Eustace, and with the lord Geffrey brother to duke Henrie, so that the said Henrie was constreined to defer his iournie into England, and applie his power to defend his countries and subiects on that side of the sea.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne Raphael Holinshed
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The new archbishop Roger first went to his see at Yorke, where after he had receiued his inthronization, and set his businesse there in order, he tooke his iournie towards Rome to fetch his pall in his owne person.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne Raphael Holinshed
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In the yeare following, he made a iournie against the Scots, which as
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed
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In the meane time, those Englishmen that were fled (as you haue heard) into Denmarke, by continuall sute made to Sueine then king of that realme, to procure him to make a iournie into England for recouerie of the right descended to him from his ancestors, at length obteined their purpose, in so much that king Sueine sent his sonnes Harold and
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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And hauing finished there, he went into Spaine, and so his iournie into
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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One cause why Thomas was depriued (as some writers saie) was, for that he had holpen duke William towards his iournie into England when he came to conquer it, for the which pleasure to him then shewed, the duke promised him a bishoprike, if euer he obteined victorie ouer the
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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He maketh no mention of Cassibellane, till the second iournie that he made into the Ile, at what time the said Cassibelane was chosen (as ye shall heare) to be the generall capteine of the Britains, and to haue the whole administration of the warre for defense of the countrie: but he nameth him not to be a king.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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