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of your kingdom, and we sent them to your grace in writing by the lords Bartholomew Badlesmere and William Inge; but in truth up to now they are not being in any way observed. Moreover, revered lord, in the ordinances made by Lord Robert, archbishop of Canterbury, of honoured memory, it was shown that many persons remaining as your confidential advisers and in other
Ninus who built Nineveh, and Cres who built Crete, and Romulus who built Rome, and the queen Mathys who built Mantua, all called them by their own names. 4 In the same way Janus called Janua by his own name. For the ancients desired that their names should be perpetuated and their memory be propagated through the ages. Accordingly, they built cities and imposed their names upon them, so that—although they
offers a fascinating insight into the place of images in the devotion of people from a wide range of society, and the institutional memory, keyed to specific material objects, that kept the names of benefactors in remembrance. As noted in the Introduction to this section, the hermit was probably the chapel’s caretaker; he may also have collected alms or tolls for the maintenance of the bridge. Modernised from the English text in
third age of the world, it is obvious that this Genoa was also built in the third age. Chapter two: The era in which Genoa was expanded. We may easily learn of the time in which Genoa was expanded if we recall to memory certain things which were mentioned above. For we said earlier that when Troy was destroyed, three princes left that place and came into Italy, namely: Antenor, who founded the city of Padua; Aeneas, who
–2. (i) Will of William Tailer In the name of God, Amen. I Sir William Tailer, chantry priest of the church of our Lady in Sandwich, being in good mind and perfect memory, make my testament and last will in this manner. First I bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty God and to our blessed Lady St Mary, and my body to be buried within our Lady’s chapel within the aforesaid church of our Lady. Item I bequeath 4
difficult to determine Jacopo's source for a particular fact or exemplum: when offering an anecdote originally found in Caesar's Gallic wars , for example, he might be citing Caesar from memory; quoting it from an actual copy of Caesar's Gallic wars ; or simply adopting the anecdote from an intermediary source such as Valerius Maximus or Vincent of Beauvais. That said, we can make certain assumptions about the books Jacopo had
], pouring into their ears and showing before their eyes sensual delights and slanders, and curious and harmful things as well, and all kinds of rumours or happenings in the neighbourhood; the traces of which remaining in the memory, although they do not impel them to external acts of deadly sin, nevertheless vex and distress the mind inwardly in various fantasies, so that their reading is made insipid, their prayer impious, and all their
heavens in just this way. 124 In this same year the aforesaid Archbishop Otto, of reverend memory and illustrious renown, was similarly eclipsed: while he lost his earthly light, he found his celestial light. 125 Chapter five: Regarding Giovanni, fifth archbishop. Giovanni da Cogorno, fifth archbishop, took office in the year of the Lord 1239 and
BEGINS THE TRANSLATION OF THE BLESSED BISHOP GEBHARD. The following seems to distinguish between the death of the just and the death of sinners: the names of sinners are not remembered much among good men, while the just are remembered with praises and will be kept in eternal memory. Indeed, the death of sinners is most unfortunate, while the death of his saints is precious in the sight of the Lord. For God, who rewards the good ungrudgingly, not only ceaselessly rewards the merits of saints in heaven, but also on earth. When we see miracles occurring near the bones
Abbot Conrad of blessed memory, but will in fact relate certain examples of his diligence for posterity’s sake. He was skilled in the art of poetry and music, and was of the best character. He had a clear voice, was friendly in conversation, had venerable gray hair, and was restrained in manner and word. He built many splendid things that were destroyed in the fire. 9 6.4 [6.19]. At this time Count Rudolf of Ramsberg bought a fortress called Rheineck from Conrad of Heiligenberg, who had held it in benefice from the church of Constance. 10 And when he lived in this