The king gaue to the church in Rouen in recompense, his milles which he had in Rouen, so that the said church should paie the almes of old time appointed to be giuen for the same.
All the men of this prouince be artificers and marchants, who, though they be in neuer so extreme penurie, so long as they can helpe themselues by the labor of their hands, wil neuer begalmes of any man.
Wherefore, it being giuen vs to vnderstand, that we must bestow giftes vpon them, we caused certaine skinnes of beuers and other beastes to be bought with part of that money, which was giuen vpon almes to succour vs by the way.
Away, away, thou thriftless loone, I swear thou gettest no almes of mee; For if we shold hang any losel heere, The first we wold begin with thee.
Almes people" as well as a schoolmaster to teach Latin.
Zour Awnte[88-2] or sum other good woman wule do her almes up on zow for the makyng of them.
Therfore I pray you help her, for, so God help me, I have right gret pete on her, and it is right grete almes to help her, and I trow she wull put her most trost and sewe specialle to you.
The Father Costodio sendeth a messenger vnto Machao; he writeth vnto the bishop and vnto a priest for to bestow their almes on them for their departure.
For as one saieth: Eripere alteri fraudulenter quod alteri des misericorditer, iniustitia quidem est et non eleemosyna—to take from one fraudulently to give to another mercifully, is no almes nor charitie, but plaine iniquitie.
Geven to churches and in almesby Gresham, toward Bromholm, v.
Euen so, as with a man by his owne Almes impoyson'd, and with his Charity slaine 2.
To the Fryers of Hounslow by way of the Kings almes xx [~s].
His father owns the big shop in Almes Street, you know.
Almes and good deeds are sacrifices pleasing to God; but without zeale, the widowes mites are no better then the rest; It is the cheerefull loose, that doubleth the gift.
In soche a way I had leuer haue an almes howse of olde folkes, then a company of stronge theues.
Then bespake the heire of Linne, To John o' the Scales wife then spake he: Madame, some almes on me bestowe, 75 I pray for sweet saint Charitie.
For onely loue to God, more Christian like to liue, And for a zeale to helpe the poore, thine almesdaily giue.
Of goods and friends (by death) when thou thy leaue must take, Thine almes déedes shall claspe thy soule, and neuer it forsake.
But [th]ei wolen not [gh]eue here almesto prestis and children to lerne and teche Goddis lawe.
Because it is provyded be the common councill, that some gude man sall gather almes to them, that they may be sustained in ane place competent for them without the burgh.
I, and if my Ladie Argentile were dead, he wold rather live upon almes then fall to worke.
Ile seeme to pittie them, and give them almes To blind the world; 'tis excellent policie To rid the land of such, by such device.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "almes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
