This game (as I take it) is used of children in Northfolke, and they cal it the Chaunce Bone; they playe with three or foure of those bones together; it is either the same or very lyke to it.
He that cast the chaunce wan sixe and all that was layd doune for the castyng of Canis.
Wherefore I praye you if it chaunce that fortune be contrary vnto me, after my death, make it to be openly knowen what I am, and chiefly that the Duchesse may vnderstande it, for speciall purpose.
And by chaunce they entred in communication of their wiues, euery one praysing his seueral spouse.
And nowe seing you to become a prisoner of an affection vnworthy your estate, I can not tell what to thinke, the noueltie of this sodain chaunce semeth to be so straunge.
And that passing by Lions one aduertised him of the infortunate chaunce of the Duchesse, whom if he thought to be innocent of the crime whereof she was accused, he would defend her to the sheading of the last drop of his bloude.
This bayt may chaunceto catche The greatest God of love, 30 Or mightie thundring Jove himself, That rules the roast above.
And the workemen and labourers wolde haue departed and left all at chaunce whiche shoulde haue ben the gretest yuell that euer happened to the countrey ther.
If hee chaunce to be wounded, hee hath a marveilous eye to marke the partie that did it, and be the hunters never so many in number, upon him he runneth onely.
For yit par chaunce I may pourchace With som good word the kinges grace, Your lif and ek your good to save; For ofte schal a womman have Thing which a man mai noght areche.
For thing which mai be worth the cost Per chaunce is nouther wast ne lost; For what thing stant on aventure, That can no worldes creature Telle in certein hou it schal wende, Til he therof mai sen an ende.
And thus this blinde Boteler Yifth of the trouble in stede of cler 360 And ek the cler in stede of trouble: Lo, hou he can the hertes trouble, And makth men drunke al upon chaunce Withoute lawe of governance.
So wel fortuned is their chaunce The dice to turne[n] vppe-so-doune, With sise and sincke they can auaunce.
Rome had conspyred to gyther in lyke maner euery one after another vnwar[e]s to slee hym / and all to put theyr bodies and liues in hasard tyll tyme shulde chaunce that one myght acheue theyr entent.
To do him pleasure such a chaunce may fall, Although indeed no trust in knaves at all.
Well, I pray you looke to my maister, for here I leaue him amongst you; and if I chaunce to light vpon the wench, you shall heare of me by the next winde.
I will defend a woman while I liue, A virgin and an innocent beside; Therefore put vp or else thy chaunce abide.
Deathe is no stranger unto me, I have The doubtfull hazard in twelve Battailes throwne; My chaunce was life.
But, for the teares of Lovers be no toyes, He tell their chaunce in parables to boyes.
Thoughe it be youre chaunceto come thether about iiii.
Yt was neuer my chaunce to see the Contreye yet: and therfore I pray you take so muche paine as to tell in what sorte they entertaine a straunger with them.
When it cometh in to my mynde, ones ||or twyse maychaunce in a weke.
How a murrain came thischaunce (say Tib) unto her dame?
Then, when wee see, vntimelie deathe appeare: Or wanton age: it was thischaunce you heare.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chaunce" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
