He had four sons: Kai-káús, Arish, Poshín and Aramín; and when the period of his dissolution drew nigh, he solemnly enjoined the eldest, whom he appointed his successor, to pursue steadily the path of integrity and justice, and to be kind and merciful in the administration of the empire left to his charge.

Before his departure, he assembled the states of the duchy; and informing them of his design, he engaged them to swear allegiance to his natural son, William, whom, as he had no legitimate issue, he intended, in case he should die in the pilgrimage, to leave successor to his dominions [t].

The guardians of the temple met to choose a successor, and, naturally desirous that the sanctity of the oracle should suffer no abatement, elected a young priest of goodly presence and ascetic life; the humblest, purest, most fervent, and most ingenuous of the sons of men.

Death of the emperor Henry V of Germany, which ends the Franconian dynasty; the Duke of Saxony, Lothair II, elected his successor; he declares war against the Hohenstaufens.

The purpose of having a vice-president is to provide a successor for the president in case of his disability or death.

He found numerous and worthy successors in oratorical and scientific authorship; and though his original historical treatise, which of its kind may be compared with the Greek logography, was not followed by any Herodotus or Thucydides, yet by and through him the principle was established that literary occupation in connection with the useful sciences as well as with history was not merely becoming but honourable in a Roman.

Immediately on the decease of the reigning Bey, the "Bey of the Camp" occupies the hereditary beylick, and nominates his successor to the camp and the throne, usually the eldest of the other members of the royal family, the beylick not being transmitted from father to son, only on the principle of age.

There remain at last the very few who are thought competent to the functions of Regent or Camptâ, and from among these the Sovereign himself selects at pleasure his own successor and the occupant of any vacant Regency.

Goldsmith might have proved a worthier successor; but though his genius for style was large, his capacity for sustained indignation was limited.

I told them of my suggestion of making Malcolm provisional successor to Lord William, and the reasons for it.

Walton informs us, that though Queen Elizabeth was never willing to declare her successor, yet the King of Scots was generally believed to be the person, on whom the crown of England would devolve.

When the novel reached a second edition, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who was also responsible for bringing out its successor, "Emma."

The prophet Mahomet died without definitely naming a successor, and thereby bequeathed an interminable quarrel to his followers.

" Blessing the king he promised him prosperity here and heaven hereafter and assured him:"If any one of your posterity contemn my successors refusing me my lawful dues he will never reign over the kingdom of Kerry."

Another conflagration in 1824 removed its successor.

Sheriff Olson gets a successor.

The sovereign people of the States will, however, I trust, save my successors, whoever they may be, from any such ordeal.

Above all, he was of the order of Jesuits, and the very saint to whom Mary of Este had addressed her vows, in hopes to secure a Catholic successor to the throne of England.

I read its successor and its successor.

The phrenzy of despair has supplied a successor to Mirabeau, in Le Pelletier.

For instance the work done in trying out small coöperative experiments like that of Brook Farm has taught the successors of the first community builders much that could only be learned by practical experience, and not the least important of those lessons has been how not to do it.

On the occasion of subsequent installations, the retiring Master installs his successor; and the latter installs his subordinate officers.

" V. In October, 1680, Lord Russell moved in the House of Commons a resolution that they ought to take into consideration how to oppose Popery and prevent a Popish successor to the throne.

He did not emancipate serfs; but he bequeathed a power which enabled his successors to loosen fetters with safety.

Charlemagne knew that the difficult and unpleasant work of subjugation must be done by somebody, and he was unwilling to leave the work to enervated successors.