The monke, that stode befor the kyng, was ful sory in his hert; and thought rather he wold himself suffer peteous deth; and thought yff he myght ordeyn therfore sum remedy.
Item, My Lorde usith ande accustumyth to sende yerely for the upholdynge of the Light of Wax which his Lordschip fyndith birnynge yerly befor our Lady of Walsyngham, contenynge xj lb.
On Norways coast the widowit dame May wash the rocks with tears, May lang luik ow'r the shipless seas Befor her mate appears.
Bot forto loke therayein, Beforthis time hou it is falle, Wherof ther mihte ensample falle To suche men as be jelous In what manere it is grevous, Riht fain I wolde ensample hiere.
Mi goode Sone, and thou therfore 570 Bewar and lef thi wicke speche, Wherof hath fallen ofte wreche To many a man befor this time.
Wretyn at Norwyche in hast, on the Tewysday next befor Seynt Thomas day.
I was brought forth withbefor the capteyn of Kent.
Wretyn att Norwyche, in hast, the Fryday next befor Candelmesse day.
I sent zow a letter by Brawnton for sylke, and for this matyr befor my cosyn Cler wrote to me, the qwyche was wrytten on the Wednysday nexzt aftyr Mydsomer day.
Howbeitt the contre was before warnyd at the shyer day to have had the sescionys the Tewysday befor Michelmes.
And providing alwayis, that this be not prejudiciall to the ordinarie jurisdictioun of Judgeis, but that men may persew thair actiouns by ordour of law civilie or criminallie, befor the Judges Ordinaris[146] gif thai please.
Thys promes had I beforthat I sent to yow the last lettyr the daye aftyr Seynt Myhell.
Brugys a day befor that my Lady the Dwches cam thedyr, and they sey her, that he is to Qwen Margaret that was, and shal no more come her ayen, nor be holpyn by the Dwk.
Wretyn at Hemnalle Halle, in Cotton, the Thursday next befor Seynt Feythe.
Caster at Lames next befor that Sir John Fastolf dyid, was delyveryd to my fadyr to the intent for to perform the seyd wyll.
And after the juges undrestod the trouthe he gave the baly of Cossey befor me and many other a passyng gret rebuke, seyng without he amended hes condicion and governaunce, thei wuld enforme the Kynge and helpe that he schuld be punyschet.
Nurse Anne Frank wold have drowned hirself in my well, but by divine Providence I cam to take her up befor she was overcome of the water.
Towart the feld onon he can to Rid, And chargit thembefor ye o[s]t to byd.
Thinking to do his ladice love to have, Or than his dethbefor hir to re[s]ave.
And sayand thus, befor thame furth went he, And can thame schaw, apon the hill on hie, 30 The schynand planys full of all plesance.
Helenus the dyvyne, as we with hym gan luge, 20 Quhen horribill thingis seir he dyd aduert, Schew not befor to me thir harmys smert, Nor ȝit the fellon and akwart Celeno.
But Just 3 or 4 shots from the Massachusetts Big 13 inch Guns help them to do the Job, for she sunk befor they got to the Chanal.
For if ye be thus disposid ye shall make them and all othere certeyn of that that befor this tyme thei haue ben in dought, and cause them to purpose the more cruelly agayn you.
Wretyn the Tuesday nextbefor Holy Rood Day, in hast.
And I wer of power to kepe them and all thes befor rehersyd, by trowthe they shold never depert fro me whyll I leveyd.
Wretyn the Fryday nextbefor Sent Thomas of Caunterbury, in hast.
Then I went to the consayll, and offyrd befor them your servyse to my Lord, and to do hym a plesure, for the haveing ayen of your place and londys in Caster, xlli.
He hathe befor thys be wont to tell me none untrowthe; and what I shall deme in thys mater, I can not sey, for me thynkyth if more then an Cli.
My Lady and my grauntdam be com to London for the same mater; wherfor it wer well do that the jwgys wer enformyd of your mater befor they spok with theym.
The minister shew to the elderis that he had causit wairn Robert Skugall, servitor to James Neilsone, befor the session.
His wyfe came befor ye session and earnestlie desyrit it, being in great necessitie.
Thomas Greivis penaltie, the uther twentie given befor in respect of his reiding and singing in the kirk, he being verie puir, having ane familie.
These were the words sayd hee: 'Befor I wold wrestle with yonder feend, It is better be drowned in the sea.
Then forth is gone this proud porter, As fast as he cold hye, And when he came befor Cornewall King, He kneeled downe on his knee.
Play of Resurrection upon estur day in the mornnynge in my lordis 'chapell' befor his lordshipe--xxs.
Play befor his lordship uppon Shrof-Tewsday at night yerely in reward--xs.
This battell begane in Chyviat 95 An owar befor the none, And when even-song bell was rang The battell was nat half done.
Let an ambassadordeport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince.
I being brought and playing this pavie befor them, walking up and doune with my eyelids up, and the whyte of my eyes turned up as if I had been blind.
Conquised by this mans goodsire, William Little, provest of Edenburgh, befor K.
James Duke of Hamilton the year befor for procuring K.
Bot befor I leave Balmaynes family I shall only tell on passage because its remarkable of David Ramsay of Balmayn, the said Mr. Andrews nephew.
I comunyd onys togeder, cownsellyng her to take good avyse befor sche sold her wood at Wrenham; and he schuld knowe ther by weder Ponyngges wer in Kent ar nat, &c.
The potter to hes cart he went, He was not to seke; A god to-hande staffe therowt he hent, 55 Befor Roben he lepe.
Ther thes money they leyde, They toke het a yeman to kepe; Roben befor the potter he breyde, 35 And bad hem stond stell.
It flaw out quethyr, and with a rout, And fell rycht ewyn befor the sow.
James Boyd tuik his leave o' the Outlaw kene, To Edinburgh boun is he; When James he cam befor the king, He knelit lowlie on his kné.
On the South side of Salem River stands on a peninsula the Towne of Salem, setled some yeares by a few people befor the Patent of the Massachusits was granted.
If the mother die befor th’eire entre into 18 the realme to be gouuerned by the coūsel Prouided that after he be 14 yere al great matters of importaunce be opened to him.
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