Excerpt from The Free Knights, or the Edict of Charlemagne: A Drama, in Three Acts, Interspersed With Music Zast. There! (pointing to a door) in full council, electing a free knight. And till that awful ceremony's past, they must not be disturbed; nor then, but by their chief, prince Palatine, who. On returning from the holy. Wars, comes to consult them on affairs of' state. (ma-sic). Hark! He approaches! This way, to your dungeon prisoner appeals Nay, no parley ing - you have to cope with those who'll teach you pa ticaco and: submission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.