 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 pages
...most devoted to the crown. The clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the chief justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk...time the friends of the prisoner besought James to show her mercy. Ladies of high rank interceded for her. Feversham, whose recent victory had increased... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pages
...most devoted to the crown. The clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the chief justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk...time the friends of the prisoner besought James to show her mercy. Ladies of high rank interceded for her. Feversham, whose recent victory had increased... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 pages
...most devoted to the crown. The ^clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the Chief Justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk...time the friends of the prisoner besought James to show her mercy. Ladies of high rank interceded for her. Feversham, whose recent victory had increased... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 546 pages
...most devoted to the crown. The clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the Chief Justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk...with a body so much respected by the Tory party. He consen^^^oput off the execution five days. During that time Ujfl Blithe prisoner besought James to... | |
 | William Douglas Hamilton - 1854 - 192 pages
...over till they had had time to appeal to the crown. Jeffreys, brutal and all as he was, was not yet mad enough to risk a quarrel on such a subject with a body so much respected by the tory party, and he therefore consented to defer the execution of the sentence for five days. Meanwhile, every exertion... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1858 - 582 pages
...most devoted to the crown. The clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the Chief Justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk...consented to put off the execution five days. During it time the friends of the prisoner besought James to be merciful. Ladies of high rank interceded for... | |
 | Christopher James Davison Ingledew - 1858 - 428 pages
...even of devotees of the crown. The clergy of Winchester cathedral remonstrated with the chief justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk a quarrel with them ; he consented to put off the execution five days, during which time many applications for... | |
 | Christopher James Davison Ingledew - 1858 - 456 pages
...even of devotees of the crown. The clergy of Winchester cathedral remonstrated with the chief justice, who, brutal as he was, was not mad enough to risk a quarrel with them ; he consented to put oft' the execution five days, during which time many applications for... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 1052 pages
...the crown. The clergy of Winchester Cathedral remonstrated with the t-hief justice, who, brutal ns he was, was not mad enough to risk a quarrel on such...party. He consented to put off the execution five din. During that time the friends of the prisoner besought James to show her mercy. Ladies of high... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - 194 pages
...to the stake for conduct which seemed deserving rather of praise than of hlame. Jeffreys was heside himself with fury. He stormed, cursed, and swore in...consented to put off the execution five days. During that tune the friends of the prisoner besought James to be merciful. Ladies of high rank interceded for... | |
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... morning sentence was pronounced. Jeffreys gave directions that Alice Lisle should be burned alive that very afternoon. This excess of barbarity moved the pity and indignation even of the class which was most devoted to the crown. The clergy of Winchester... 
