On Whitsonday, all the Spanyardes came into the fielde, whereas Cortes made thrée chiefe Captaynes among whome he deuided his whole army.
The twoo Captaynes answered, that they were husbandmen, that went aboute theyr husbandry.
He dealt with certayne Captaynes & Gentlemen that dwelt in Tezcuco with Cacama, to apprehend him, and bryng him prysoner, cösidering that he was their king and yet aliue.
It was a wonder that all Tlaxcallan had not made an vprore seyng one of their greatest Captaynes dead.
And after he had done his businesse with the Queene, he repayred to the warres, so sadde and chaunged in all his condicions, as the Ladies, Captaynes and all they that were wonte to keepe him companie, did not know him.
And as the Thebans were accused of that crime, for their great Captaynes Epaminondas and Pelopidas.
But the maner in the disposition of the same Office is now degenerated, for where in tyme paste the same were bestowed vppon the best Captaynes and Souldyers, in these Days, are through Fauoure and Money, throughly corrupted.
But what can Thirtie or Fortie Men doe agaynste the Force of a whole Countrey, and where the Generall was one of the most valiaunte, and wisest Captaynes of hys tyme and who was accompanied with the floure of the Neapolitane Fotemen.
Likewise there dyned with them the captaynes that were at the first banket.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "captaynes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
