 | Francis Grose - 1811 - 332 pages
...vivacious vicar hereof, living under King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a papist, then a protestant, then a papist, then a protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1811 - 340 pages
...vivacious vicar hereof, living under King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a papist, then a protestant, then a papist, then a protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found tins fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | 1817 - 336 pages
...Edwardthe Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth: was first a papist, then a protestant, then a p*pist¿ then a protestant again. This vicar being taxed by one for being a tars. coat,not so, (said he) for I always kept my principle; which is this, to live and die vicar of... | |
 | John Brady - 1826 - 370 pages
...Edward VI., Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a papist, then a protestant, then a papist, and then a protestant again. This vicar being taxed by...principle, which is this— to live and die Vicar of Bray."—Ray's Proverbs, 1737. « DINE WITH DUKE HUMPHREY." This proverb originated from the accidental... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 624 pages
...hereof living under king Henry the Eighth, king Edward the Sixth, queen Mary, and queen Elizabeth, was first a Papist, then a Protestant, then a Papist, then a Protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 626 pages
...hereof living under king Henry the Eighth, king Edward the Sixth, queen Mary, and queen Elizabeth, was first a Papist, then a Protestant, then a Papist, then a Protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | James Thorne - 1849 - 472 pages
...thereof, living under King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a Papist, then a Protestant, then a Papist, then a Protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this- fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | 1859 - 598 pages
...with being a turncoat and unconstant changeling, Fuller says, he answered, ' Not so, for I always keep my principle, which is this, to live and die vicar of Bray ;' and adds, ' such are many nowadays, who, though they cannot turn the wind, will turn their mills,... | |
 | 1856 - 596 pages
...vivacious vicar thereof, living under King Henry VIII., King Edward VI., Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a Papist, then a Protestant, then a Papist, then a Protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this fire too hot for his tender... | |
 | Robert Richard Tighe - 1858 - 752 pages
...hereof, living under King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, was first a Papist, then a Protestant, then a Papist, then a Protestant again. He had seen some martyrs burnt (two miles off) at Windsor, and found this fire too hot for his tender... | |
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was first a papist, then a protestant ; then a papist, then a protestant again. This Vicar being taxed by one for being a turn-coat, Not so, (said he,) for I always kept my principle; which is this, to live and die Vicar of Bray. To this Fuller adds,... 
