The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., volume 1
The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., volume 1
Oliver Goldsmith, Charles Coote
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He had engaged at the Christmas following to take the cross, and, if the pope insisted on it, to serve three years a^iinst the infi- dels, either in Spain or Palestine ; and promised not to stop appeals to the holy see. These concessions seem- ed to satisfy the court of Rome for that time ; but they were nevertheless every day putting Henry in mind of bis promise, ^nd demanding those humiliations, for his offences to the saint, that could alone reconcile him to the church. He now therefore foun...d it the most pro- per conjuncture to obey ; and, knowing the influence of superstition over the minds of the people, and per- baps apprehensive that a part of his troubles arose from. Digiti zed by Google 174 HISTOR^r Ot ENGLAND. tiie di8p)ef«»ure of Heaved, b^ resolved to do {>eiiiitice at th^ shritie of lliotnas of Caofterbufy ; fbr that ira» the name pvtn to fiecket upon his canonization. A& ^. tHK)n as he came within sight of the church of Canter- //r/v^l"^ bury, alighting from bis horse, he walked barefoot to- ^ i^l^rf wards the town, prosrtrated himself before the shrine of ^J'l/^yT'^^ saint, remained in fasting and prayer a whole day^ -''^^^-'"■/ watched all night tiie holy relics, made a grant of fifty •'^ pounds a year to ttie convent for a constant supply of tapers to illuminate the sbrme ; and not satisfied with these Submissions, he assembled a chapter of inonks, disrobed himself before them, put a scourge of disci- pline into each of their bands, and jpresented his bare shonlders to their infliction.
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