Come: you are a tedious foole: to the purpose: what was done to Elbowes wife, that hee hath cause to complaine of?
In faith I assure you, unlesse you cease your wicked sorceries, I will complaine to the Justices.
Cicnus stil proud though he confuted be, for Phaetons losse, would needs afresh complaine Thinking therewith to singe as sweet as he, but pittiles he sung and dyed in vaine.
At length his ancient Hostesse did complaine She was undone unlesse he came againe.
Fell downe and brake his arme, And did complaine unto a friend, Of his unluckie harme.
I complaine of your backwardnes, for I am perswaded it lys as heavie on your harts, as it doth on our purses or credites.
And they testified the same against him before all present, as allso that they had no cause to complaine of any either hard or unkind usage.
Sherley became more sinsible of his owne condition, by these losses, and therby more sadly & plainly to complaine of M^r.
Charitie hath it life in wraks, not in venturs; you are by this most in a hopefull pitie of makeing, therfore complaine not before you have need.
So as ther is now more cause to complaine of y^e excess and y^e abuse of wine (through mens corruption) even to drunkennes, then of any defecte or wante of the same.
See also what personscomplaine vpon them, whether they be not of the basest, the vnwisest, & most faithles kind of people.
Meane men haue eies to see, and cause to lament, and occasion to complaine of thies miseries: but other haue authoritie to remedie them, and will do so to, whan God shall think time fitte.
And everie man shall have libertie to complaine to the Generall Court of any Injustice done him in any Court of Assistants or other.
Pardon, great Sir, If thosecomplaine who feele the waight of envy, If such poore trod on wormes make show to turne againe.
Here was one to complaine one[188] John Burges for not delinge well w{th} hym in his cure concernynge a sore arme and he is to be warned the next court.
Here was one Steven Robinson tocomplaine againste Edward Parke for arestinge hym for the curinge of hym for v yeres seence.
Now haue we manie chimnies and yet our tenderlings complaine of rheumes, catarhs and poses.
Where while I struggle, and in vaine Labor to finde Some creature that shall have a minde, What justice have I to complaine If I thy inward grace retaine?
Nor doth complaine Oreflowed by an ill season'd raine Or batter'd by a storme of haile.
The first of them was Salsburie, And next to him was Dun, Who did complaine most earnestly Of proud yong Babington.
Seven more the next day following Were drawen from the Tower, Which were of their confederates To dye that instant hower: The first of them was Salsburie, And next to him was Dun, Who did complaine most earnestly Of proud young Babington.
Ile not complaine to earth yet, but to heaven, And (like a man) look upwards even in death.
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