edwardum

Updated: May 27, 2025

Orleton had been sent on an embassy to the Papal court, but he was there consulted by the Queen whether the King should be allowed to live. His answer was the ambiguous line: "Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est." Doubt, in such a case, is certain to end in evil.

Charlotte Mary Yonge - Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II