Chronicles of Portsmouth - Softcover

Slight, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0217813178 ISBN 13: 9780217813174

Publisher: General Books LLC, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828. Excerpt: ... ASSASSINATION OF VILLIERS DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. "Buckingham, I command you to draw my armie together to Porchemouth, to the end I may send them speedli to Rochell. I shall send after you directions how and whaire to billett them, untill the tyme that ye.will be able to shipp them; for the doing whairof, this shall be your sufficient warrant, it being the command of "Your loving faithfull constant "Whithall the 9th of Frend, June, 1628." Charles R." "Maddam,--I am to trouble your grace with a most lamentable relation. This day betwixt nine and ten of the clock in the morning, the Duke of Buckingham then comming out of a parlor into a hall to goe to his coach, and soe to the King, (who was four miles off) having about him diverse Lords, Colonels, and Captains, and many of his owne servants, was by one Felton slain at one blow, with a dagger-knife. In his staggering he turned about, uttering onely this word, 'Villaine!' and never spake word more, but presently plucking out the knife from himselfe before he fell to the ground, heemade towards the traytor two or three paces, and then fell against a table, although he were upheld by diverse that were neere him, that through the villaine's close carriage in the act could not perceive him hurt at all, but guess'd him to be suddenly oversway'd with some apoplexie, till they saw the blood come gushing from his mouth and the wound soe fast, that life and breath at once left his begored body. Maddam, you may easily guesse what outcryes were then made by us that weie commaunders and officers there present, when wee saw him thus dead in a moment, and slaine by an unknowne hand.... In the mean MS. Harl. 6988. Num. 50. Orig. entirely in the King's hand. time Felton passed the throng, which was confusedly great, not soe mu...

About this edition

• Publisher: General Books LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0217813178
• ISBN 13: 9780217813174
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90