close prisoner

He was sentenced to five years imprisonment as a close prisoner.

Sister Mary looked bewildered, for how, she wondered, could close prisoners know these things?

Outside we could hear the measured tramp of the guard that had been set there to keep us close prisoners.

'Keep that boy close prisoner,' said he to the warden of the castle.

Here I lay for the space of many days a close prisoner, and not only got my health again, but came to know my companions.

A woman, too, was pointed out to me, who, for the murder of her husband, had been a close prisoner for sixteen years.

He kept Joan a close prisoner in a strong fortress, and continued to wait, week after week.

He was accordingly committed a close prisoner to the Tower of London.

Andrews was kept close prisoner for sixteen weeks.

On his arrival in this country he was at once committed a close prisoner to the Tower of London.

Wright was sent to Paris and again confined as a close prisoner in the Temple.

Oxford was kept a close prisoner for twenty months, despite repeated efforts by his friends to gain his release.

Holles had at first been committed and remained for some time a close prisoner in the Tower of London.

He had been in the United States three years, during which time he had been kept a close prisoner.

You shall close prisoner rest, Till that the nature of your fault be known To the Venetian state.

"There's a scar upon it which bides well to keep me a close prisoner for some time, unless you come forward to release me.

He was initially committed "close prisoner" to the Marshalsea, where it is thought he said his first Mass.

Many such nights did we spend thus in the palace of the city of Kaloon where, in fact, we were close prisoners.

A dozen of the breakers were stopped by the lead wall, and the closer prisoners were blown apart by the explosive rounds.

After the fatal battle of Worcester he continued a close prisoner until the Restoration of Charles."

When it was and he had arrived, the case would be re-opened, and meanwhile Masapo would be kept a close prisoner.

The Marquis de Lafayette had fled France and was being "kept a close prisoner by the Austrians."

Thomas McElwee lasted the longest, at 73 total days - a full week longer than the next closest prisoner [source: irishhungerstrike.com].

Love was ordered to be arrested on 14 May 1651, and was committed close prisoner to the Tower of London for high treason.

Your Mistress shall remain a close Prisoner in her chamber till She exchanges this Castle for the Cloister.