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" 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 shoulders then ; for I will leave him never a head to set it on. "
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent ... - Page 73
by John Aikin - 1803
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The Life of Henry the Eighth: And History of the Schism of England

Audin (M., Jean Marie Vincent) - Great Britain - 1852 - 478 pages
...that he had no cause to be afraid, but that he mij^ht express himself freely and unreservedly; the (d) Mother of God : he shall wear it on his shoulders...then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on. — Biog. Brit. — Tytler. king expressly wished to have the prisoner's opinion ; favourable or unfavourable,...
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Lives of Northern Worthies, Volume 2

Hartley Coleridge - Lancashire (England) - 1852 - 408 pages
...rage," — "Ha! is he yet so lusty? Then let the Pope send him a hat when he will; but by God's mother, he shall wear it on his shoulders then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on! " And thenceforth it was determined to cut off the poor remainder of the old man's days. He must, however,...
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A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 2

George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 528 pages
...he exclaimed in his own brutal style, " 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...then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." Rich, the solicitor-general, was now employed to circumvent the poor old man, which he did by visiting...
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The life of dr. John Fisher, bishop of Rochester. Now first pr ..., Volume 2

John Lewis - 1855 - 426 pages
...Baily says, with great indignation replied, Ay, 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 shoulders then, for I will leave him never a b This Mr. Collier thus represents : One Article against him was, that a servant of the Lieutenent's...
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History and topography of the city of York; the Ainsty wapentake ..., Volume 2

Whellan T. and co - 1856 - 698 pages
...the King to summary vengeance. " Well," said Henry, in a great passion, " let the Pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his...then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." Rich, the Solicitor-General, was employed to visit the unfortunate prelate in prison, and under pretence...
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History and Topography of the City of York: The Ainsty Wapentake ..., Volume 2

James Joseph Sheahan, T. Whellan - York (England) - 1857 - 692 pages
...the King to summary vengeance. " Well," said Henry, in a great passion, " let the Pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his...then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." Rich, the Solicitor-General, was employed to visit the unfortunate prelate in prison, and under pretence...
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Alice Sherwin, by C.J.M.

C J. M - 1857 - 414 pages
...to Henry, he exclaimed, whilst every nerve of his face worked with fury, " Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Mother of God ! he shall wear it on his shoulders, then; for I will not leave him a head to set it on !" As Cromwell was about to quit the apartment, Fisher detained him,...
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The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of ..., Volume 1

George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1863 - 834 pages
...he exclaimed in his own brutal style, " 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...then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." Rich, the solicitor-general, was now employed to circumvent the poor old man, which he did by visiting...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ...

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1865 - 856 pages
...faithful services, sent him a cardinal's hat in May 1535. When Henry was informed of this, he exclaimed: ' Mother of God, he shall wear it on his shoulders,...; for I will leave him never a head to set it on.' His ruin was now certain. He was accused of high treason, and after a brief trial, was condemned, and...
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The Cottage Cyclopedia of History and Biography: A Copious Dictionary of ...

Edward M. Pierce - Biography - 1867 - 1030 pages
...made him a cardinal, which drew from the king the brutal remark, "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." After t twelvemonth of confinement, Fisher was executed, June 22d, 1535. FITCH, Jons, was born in East...
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