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I say nothing against your master save that he hath the way of his fellows who follow dreams and fancies. But Knolles looks neither to right nor left and walks forward to his mark. Now, let us on, for the time passes." "Simon, your words are neither good nor fair. When we are back on shipboard we will speak further of this matter.
Incoherent and unsystematic was Dr. Johnson's information in most cases. Hence his extravagant misappraisement of Knolles, the Turkish historian, which is exposed so severely by Spittler, the German, who, again, is himself miserably superficial in his analysis of English history. Hence the feeble credulity which Dr.
Sir Robert Knolles was sore displeased in that he might not go to slay them all: but the king would not consent thereto, but said he would be revenged of them well enough; and so he was after. 'Qui estoit des draps du roy. He owned large estates in Essex and also shops in London. He became one of the councillors of Richard II.
He lived in London, and wrote comedies, satirising bourgeois society. He was most successful in writing masques, among which are Spring's Glory and Microcosmus. He also wrote a continuation of Richard Knolles' History of the Turks.
Several small parties of the English faction had been cut off and slain to a man, and so straitened were the others that it was difficult for them to gather provisions from the country round. Such was the state of Bambro's garrison when on that March evening Knolles and his men streamed into the bailey-yard of his Castle.
It had gathered into its ranks again and was about to start, when Knolles drew Nigel to one side. "Nigel," said he, "it seems to me that I have seldom set eyes upon a horse which hath more power and promise of speed than this great beast of thine." "It is indeed a noble steed, fair sir," said Nigel.
One was a tall, gaunt, yellow-haired man, the other short and swarthy, but both so crusted with dirt, so matted and tangled and ragged, that they were more like beasts of the wood than human beings. "What is this?" asked Knolles. "Have I not ordered you to leave the countryfolk at peace?" The leader of the archers, old Wat of Carlisle, held up a sword, a girdle and a dagger.
"I have peasants yonder with spades," said Simon. "There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear. If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt." What would Knolles say in case they failed? The thought flashed through Nigel's mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
But if you constrain him or cause him further displeasure by remaining before his castle he hereby gives you warning that he will hang these three men over his gateway and every morning another three until all have been slain. This he has sworn upon the rood of Calvary, and as he has said so he will do upon jeopardy of his soul." Robert Knolles looked grimly at the messenger.
Such were the bitter words of Knolles, the more bitter because Nigel felt in his heart that he had indeed done wrong, and that Chandos would have said the same though, perchance, in kinder words.
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