"I hope you bring no ill news of my lord father or my lady mother?"

He knew all the old adages about the bearers of ill news.

It was true what people said about the messenger who brings ill news.

A shocking thing it must be, after such terrible blows, to come home to yet more ill news here.

We send scouts and if they return with ill news, or do not re- turn, then what is the decision?

This ill news I gave them both, we now sitting quietly in the great chamber.

I judge that to be ill news, and you may mark my words: we shall regret this.

Do not seek to stuff My head with more ill news, for it is fun.

I am sorry he came with such ill news.

If at that moment it seemed lesser, there was more ill news.