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Many magnates or sons of prominent franklins had fared to Canute on various errands; but all who came to King Canute were given their hands full of wealth.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

The noblemen, or, more justly speaking, the franklins, alone defended the country against foreign invasions.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

It was customary in those days to place boys with foster-fathers; prominent nobles or even plain franklins received princes into their households and regarded the charge as an honoured trust.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

“Ay, but,” said Wamba, “your chivalrous excellency will find there are more fools than franklins among us.”

From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin

"Ay, but," said Wamba, "your chivalrous excellency will find there are more fools than franklins among us."

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir