 I, then, Alfred, King, gathered these together, and commanded many of those to be written which our forefathers held, those which to me seemed good ; and many of those which seemed to me not good I rejected them, by the counsel of my witan...  A History of England for High Schools and Academies - Page 45by Katharine Coman, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1899 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 480 pages
...stability of our realm." 2Elfred prefaces as follows : — " I, then, Alfred, King, gathered these together, and commanded many of those to be written...good I rejected them, by the counsel of my witan, and in otherwise commanded them to be holden, for I durst not venture to set down in writing much of... | |
 | John Allen Giles - Great Britain - 1848 - 458 pages
...Apostles. " Wherefore I Alfred king" — continues the code to which we refer" — " gathered these together, and commanded many of those to be written...of those which seemed to me not good, I rejected, by the counsel of my ' witan' [parliament], and in other wise commanded them to be holden ; for I durst... | |
 | Albrecht von Baron HALLER - Constitutional history - 1849 - 388 pages
...p. 1 to 43, and from p. 102 to 151, are as follow: — " Wherefore I, Alfred, king, gathered these together, and commanded many of those to be written...of those which seemed to me not good, I rejected, by the counsel of my ' witan' [parliament,] and in other wise commanded them to be holden ; for I durst... | |
 | Frances Anne Trevelyan - 1850 - 598 pages
...Dooms or Laws, of the collection of which he says, in the preface, " I Alfred, the king, gathered them together, and commanded many of those to be written...those which to me seemed good, and many of those which to me seemed not good I rejected, by the counsel of my witan, for I durst not venture to set down much... | |
 | Charles Sandys - England Land - 1851 - 408 pages
...synod-books they wrote, at one place one doom, at another another. " I then, Alfred, king, gathered these together, and commanded many of those to be written...good, I rejected them by the counsel of my ' Witan,' and in other wise commanded them to be holden; for I durst not venture to set down in writing much... | |
 | Edward Budge - Biography - 1851 - 322 pages
...functions as a lawgiver, will be best understood in his own words. In his doom or law book he says — " I, Alfred, king, gathered these laws together, and commanded...of those to be written which our forefathers held, and which to me seemed good ; and many of those which did not seem to me good I rejected, by the counsel... | |
 | English history - 1851 - 706 pages
...laws, he rejected some of the old ones. For this we have his owu word. He says in his doom-book, " I then, Alfred, King, gathered these laws together, and commanded many of those to bo written which our forefathers held, those which to me seemed good ; and many of those which seemed... | |
 | Edward Budge - Biography - 1851 - 326 pages
...his own words. In his doom or law book he says — "I, Alfred, king, gathered these laws toirether, and commanded many of those to be written which our forefathers held, and which to me seemed good ; and many of those which did not seem to me good I rejected, by the counsel... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1856 - 552 pages
...in promulgating this code : " I, Alfred, king, gathered these together, and commanded many of them to be written which our forefathers held, those which...good, I rejected them, by the counsel of my witan, and iu other wise commanded them to be holden. For I durst not venture to set down in writing much... | |
 | Great Britain - 1865 - 708 pages
...laws, he rejected some of the old ones. For this we have his own word. He says in his doom-book, " I then, Alfred, King, gathered these laws together,...me not good, I rejected them, by the counsel of my Witau, and in otherwise commanded them to be holden ; for I durst not venture to set down in writing... | |
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