History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth, المجلد 1G. Routledge & Company, 1857 |
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acquired allodial ancient appeared Aragon arms army assembly authority barons became began BOOK Cange Castile Castilians century Charlemagne Charles Chièvres church cities civil command concerning conduct considerable cortes court crown defence dignity dominions Du Cange duchy of Milan ecclesiastical elector elector of Saxony emperor empire endeavoured enemy England enterprise established Europe favour Ferdinand feudal France French genius German granted Guic Henry Hist historians honour Ibid imperial inhabitants Italy judges judicial combat jurisdiction justice king king of France kingdom kingdom of Naples laws less liberty Louis Louis XI Low Countries Luther manners master Mém Milanese military monarch Naples nations nobility nobles NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS obliged occasioned papal person Pescara pope possessed prerogative princes privileges progress provinces reign rendered respect Roman Rome SECT soon sovereign Spain spirit subjects success superior territories throne tion treaty troops valour vassals vigour violence Zurita
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الصفحة 8 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
الصفحة 226 - In consequence of this event, the vicariat of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws, devolved to the elector of Saxony ; and under the shelter of his friendly administration, Luther...
الصفحة 250 - Luther did not hesitate one moment about yielding obedience, and set out for Worms, attended by the herald who had brought the emperor's letter and safe-conduct.
الصفحة 55 - ... from ancient manners, may be ascribed in a great measure to this institution, which has appeared whimsical to superficial observers, but by its effects has proved of great benefit to mankind. The sentiments which chivalry inspired, had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. They were so deeply rooted, that they continued to operate after the vigour and reputation of the institution itself began to decline.
الصفحة 473 - In several churches of France, they celebrated a festival in commemoration of the Virgin Mary's flight into Egypt. It was called the feast of the Ass. A young girl, richly dressed, with a child in her arms, was set upon an ass superbly caparisoned. The ass was led to the altar in solemn procession. High mass was said with great pomp. The ass was. taught to kneel at proper places ; a hymn no less childish than impious was sung in his praise : and when the ceremony was ended, the priest, instead of...
الصفحة 216 - May our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy upon thee, and absolve thee by the merits of his most holy passion. And I, by his authority, that of his blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of the most holy pope, granted and committed to me in these parts, do absolve thee, first from all ecclesiastical censures, in whatever manner they have been incurred, and then from all thy sins, transgressions...
الصفحة 251 - Luther, on his return from Worms, was passing near Altenstrain, in Thuringia, a number of horsemen, in masks, rushed suddenly out of a wood, where the elector had appointed them to lie in wait for him, and, surrounding his company, carried him, after dismissing all his attendants, to Wortburg, a strong castle, not far distant.
الصفحة 197 - We possess neither dominions, nor revenues, nor authority, which enable us to encounter such a formidable enemy. Recourse must be had, in this exigency, to one of the rival monarchs. Each of them can bring into the field forces sufficient for our defence. But as the king of Spain is of German extraction, as he is a member and prince of the empire by the territories which descend to him from his grandfather...
الصفحة 535 - Mos est civitatibus ultro ac viritim conferre principibus vel armentorum vel frugum, quod pro honore acceptum, etiam necessitatibus subvenit.
الصفحة 58 - I have described, occasioned a fermentation of mind that put ingenuity and invention in motion, and gave them vigour. It led men to a new employment of their faculties, which they found to be agreeable as well as interesting. It accustomed them to exercises and occupations which tended to...