. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . roved so here. The prelates andnobility, after they had well eaten and drunkof the good archbishops feast, began to bragof their fortunes and pensions, allowed them bythe government. Next day, Henry sent fortwenty of the principal guests to come to hispalace. They did so. Then he bade them sendhome their vassals or guards. This they didalso. He then ordered them to be shown intoa particular room in the palace; and he enteredit after them, sword in hand, and reproachedthem with their e
. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . roved so here. The prelates andnobility, after they had well eaten and drunkof the good archbishops feast, began to bragof their fortunes and pensions, allowed them bythe government. Next day, Henry sent fortwenty of the principal guests to come to hispalace. They did so. Then he bade them sendhome their vassals or guards. This they didalso. He then ordered them to be shown intoa particular room in the palace; and he enteredit after them, sword in hand, and reproachedthem with their extravagant dissolute lives, andordered them immediately to be hanged. Forit is you, he cried, that are the shame andruin of my crown. They instantly fell at hisfeet, and implored his mercy. He spared their 78 HENRY THE THIRD. Jives, on condition that they should deliver upthe towns they held, and refund the money whichthey owed to the crown. This good king, whowas not more than twenty-seven years of agewhen he died, used to say, that he feared thecurses of his subjects more than the weaponsof his Palace of the Escurial 6. FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. IN the reign of Henry IV., king of Spain, theMoors of Grenada, being completely subdued bythat prince, were compelled to liberate six hun-dred Christian slaves; and they agreed, also, topay an annual tribute of twelve thousand crownsof gold. In the reign of Ferdinand and Isa-bella, who succeeded King Henry the Fourth,the Moors, having attacked Zahara, on a darkstormy night, took the town, and a great num-ber of people were slain. This unjustifiableact of treachery, for the Moors and Christianswere at peace at this time, greatly enraged thelatter, as you may suppose; and Ferdinandmarched against Grenada, demanding the tribute,which had not been regularly paid. Aboui Has-san, who was then king of Grenada, replied,that the kings, who agreed to pay that tribute,have loner since been dead; and, in the mint ^ of Grenada, neither gol
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