 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1803 - 498 pages
...gates. The cardinal had been alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle, and had barricadoed the door of his chamber ; but finding that they had...is believed, a promise of life, he opened the door. Two of the assassins rushed upon him with drawn swords ; but a third, James Melvil, more calm and more... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 486 pages
...order to force their way, and having obtained, as is believed, a promise of life, he opened the door. Two of the assassins rushed upon him with drawn swords...third, James Melvil, more calm and more considerate in viilainy, stopped their career, and bade them reflect that this work was the work and judgment of God,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...cardinal. That prelate had been alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle ; and had barricadoed the door of his chamber: But finding that they had...considerate in villany, stopped their career, and bade them reflect that this work was the work and judgment of God, and ought to be executed with becoming... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...their purpose on the cardinal. Beaton alarmed with the noise which he heard in the cattle, barricadoed / haring obtained, as is believed, a promise of life, he opened the door; and reminding them that he... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...their purpose on the cardinal. Beaton alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle, barricadoed lurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing,...while I am with him ¡ and when I am called from him, them rushed upon him with drawn swords, but a third, James Melvil, slopped their career, and bade them... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...their purpose on the cardinal. Beaton alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle, barricadoed the door of his chamber : but finding that they had...was a priest, he conjured them to spare him. Two of them rushed upon him with drawn swords, but a third, James Melvil, stopped their career, and bade them... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - 1826 - 446 pages
...who were there ; but l' instead of this, he barricadoed it in the best manner he could. How" ever, finding that they had brought fire in order to force their way, and they having, as it is said by some, made him a promise of his life, he opened the door. They immediately... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...isht fire in order to force their way, ina obtained, as is believed, a :fe, he opened the door; and them that he was a priest, he conjured them to spare him. Two ol them rushed upon him with drawn swords, but a third, James Melvil, slopped their career, and bade... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 420 pages
...cardinal. That prelate had been alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle; and had barricadoed the door of his chamber : but finding that they had...and reminding them that he was a priest, he conjured thtai to spare him. Two of the assassins rushed upon him with drawn swords; but a third, James Melvil,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...the cardinal. Beaton alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle, barricadoed the door of bis chamber : but finding that they had brought fire in...was a priest, he conjured them to spare him. Two of them rushed upon him with drawn swords, but a third, James Melvil, stopped their career, and bade them... | |
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That prelate had been alarmed with the noise which he heard in the castle; and had barricadocd the door of his chamber: but finding that they had brought fire in order to force their way, and having obtained, as is believed, a promise of life, he opened... 
