. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE. 301 M'F As soon as Isaac Comnenus was safe benmd the walls of Iiis citadel, he sent » message to request a conference with { king Richard, who expected that he had a Uttle lowered the ,, despot's pride; but whe« they nutjt, Isaac was so fuU of vapouring and boasting, th
. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE. 301 M'F As soon as Isaac Comnenus was safe benmd the walls of Iiis citadel, he sent » message to request a conference with { king Richard, who expected that he had a Uttle lowered the ,, despot's pride; but whe« they nutjt, Isaac was so fuU of vapouring and boasting, that he elicited &om his illustrious j auditor an aade in Euglish; and as Cour de liion then r uttered the only words; in our language he ever was known i speak, it ia well they have been recorded by chconide:â j "Ha, de debill" exclaimed king ilichard; "hs apeke like a ii folfi )iui,(i i ii* ^ki. mit lUv) :ni ,KU'>(\'i J ill' ici/i'lfH As Isaac and Richarjd; could not come to any tevme of ,orint Directly the coast was clear of Isaac and his myrmidons, magnificent preparations were,made at Limoussa for the â nuptials and coronation of king Richard and Berengaria. We, ,] arc able to describe the appearance made by these royal per- ^ sonsges at this high sojemnity. King Ricliard^s costume, we rj may suppose, varied httle from that in which he gave audience â .! to the desnot Isaac a day after the marriage had tskeu place.^ "A satin tunio of rose-colour; was bdted round his waist; his p mantle was of striped silver tissue, brocaded with silver h^- ;â moons J liis sword, of fine Damascus steel, had a lult of goldi â and a silver-scaled sheath: on his head he wore a scarlet bonnet, brocaded in gold with figures of animals. He bore a tnmiiheori in his liand. His Spanish steed was led before' him, saddled and bitted with gold^and the feaddfe wa. -^llaid' ' with precious ^ones; two little golden Kona were fixed on it,'' in the place of
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