 | Political science - 1816 - 728 pages
...his death, from whom a report was wliisper'd about, that the king did say " that old fool lias hang'd more men in that naked country, than he had done for the nturther of his ffather, whereof the governo'r hearing' dyed soon after without having seen his majesty;... | |
 | Samuel Kercheval, Charles James Faulkner - Indian captivities - 1833 - 452 pages
...his death, from whom a report was whisper'd about, that the king did say " that old fool had hang'd more men in that naked country, " than he had done for the murther of his fiather, " whereof the Govern'r hearing dyed soon after without having having seen his majesty ; which... | |
 | Peter Force - Bermuda Islands - 1836 - 436 pages
...his death, from whom a report was whisper'd about, that the king did say " that old fool has hang'd more men in that naked country, than he had done for the murther of his ffather, whereof the governo'r hearing dyed soon after without having seen his majesty ; which shuts... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1855 - 584 pages
...tract says, it was whispered to have been said by the king, ' that old fool, Sir William Berkeley, had hanged more men in that naked country, than he had done for the murder of his father.' It was made an excuse, too, for denying the charter, and curtailing the privileges... | |
 | Robert Reid Howison - Virginia - 1846 - 516 pages
...he heard of the executions ; and, in his own refined language, was heard to say, " that old fool had hanged more men in that naked country, than he had done for the murder of his father.'"' The call for severity had long since ceased ; Ingram and his followers had... | |
 | 1847 - 784 pages
...inquiry respecting his health. Others again on the contrary report, that the king said of him, '• that old fool has hanged more men in that naked country, than I have done for the mur* Hening, tol. 2, p. 557. 1 Ibid., TO!. 2, p. 3U1, in note. I Jeffrrya was sworn... | |
 | Charles Campbell - History - 1847 - 224 pages
...make inquiry respecting his health. Others again on the contrary report, that the king said of him, " that old fool has hanged more men in that naked country, than I have done for the murder of my father." t Sir William Berkeley was a native of London, and educated... | |
 | 1847 - 814 pages
...make inquiry respecting his health. Others again on the contrary report, that the king said of him, " that old fool has hanged more men in that naked country, than I have done for the mur* Hcning, vol. 2, p. 537. 1 Ibid., vol. 2, p. 391, in iiuli'. t Jeffreys was... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1848 - 544 pages
...inquiry respecting his health. Others again, on the contrary, report, that the king said of him, ' That old fool has hanged more men in that naked country than I have done for the murder of my father.' Sir William Berkeley was a native of London, and educated... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - United States - 1849 - 586 pages
...the governor's attendants, that his death was hastened by hearing that the king had said of him, " That old fool has hanged more men in that naked country than I did here in England for the murder of my father." But according to another account, he was graciously... | |
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That old fool has hanged more men in that naked country than I have done for the murder of my father. 
