 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 944 pages
...being brought to England; exclaiming with facetious cru•» elty—" Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will; mother of God ! he shall wear it on...: for I will leave him never a head to set it on." He was beheaded on the 22d of June, 1535, and the next day his head was fixed upon London Bridge. In... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...being brought 'to England ; exclaiming with facetious, crucity — " Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will; mother of God! he shall wear it on his shoulders then : for I will leSve him never a head to set it on." He was beheaded on the 2'2d of June, 1335, and the next day his... | |
 | W. Gardiner - 1808 - 786 pages
...Tower, Pope Paul ill. created him a Cardinal. Henry VIII. exclaimed " \Vell, let the Pope send him a hat when he will; Mother of God ! he shall wear it on his shoulders, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." AValcs, rare, neat, 7s — — - 1700 314 Pennant's... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1809 - 616 pages
...answering in the affirmative, the King exclaimed, " Yea, is he so lusty ? Well, let the Pope send him a hat when he will. Mother of God ! he shall wear it on...then; for I will leave him never a head to set it on." The tyrant kept his word, and the Bishop was beheaded in the year 1535. " MARGARETA MATER HENRICI VII.... | |
 | Joseph Milner - Church history - 1809 - 448 pages
...an oath, " Well; let the pope send him the hat when he pleases, he shall wear it on his shoulders, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." The tyrant was as good as his word. Erasmus speaks of Fisher in strong terms of commendation. ^ I ing... | |
 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1811 - 490 pages
...When the king heard of ;E, he said, in a great passion, *' Well, let the pope send him a h«t when be will ; Mother of God, he shall wear it on his shoulders then : for I will leave him newer a head to let it on." Erasmus represents him ata man of. integrity, deep learning, sweetness... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...brought, the king said in a great passion, " Yea, is he yet so lusty f Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his...him never a head to set it on." From this time his ruin was absolutely determined ; but as no legal advantage could be taken against him, Richard Rich,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 542 pages
...brought, the king said in a great passion, " Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his...him never a head to set it on." From this time his ruin was absolutely determined ; but as no legal advantage could be taken against him, Richard Rich,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...brought, the king said in a great passion, " Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his...him never a head to set it on." From this time his ruin was absolutely determined ; but as no legal advantage could be taken against him, Richard Rich,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 606 pages
...Henry, he exclaimed with great vehemence, " Yea, is he so lusty? Well, let the Pope send him a hat when he will, mother of God! he shall wear it on his shoulders then, for I will leave him never a.head to set it on." The snare was now laid to destroy the unfortunate prelate; and the Solicitor-General... | |
| |