My thoughts began to whirl over all Comyn had said of her so that I scarce heard a question Miss Tayloe had put.
By a great mischance Lord Comyn had fallen into the tender clutches of my Aunt Caroline.
Or does Comyn believe that these old eyes can see no farther than the spectacles before them?
This Comyn was a man after my own fancy, as, indeed, he took the fancy of every one at the ball.
It were a bad bargain," the prior said, "seeing that Comyn would then be more powerful than his king.
Comyn and I have met and have talked over the matter.
Comyn proved weak and incapable, and was unable to rally the people to offer any opposition to Edward's last march.
Had it not been for the treachery of Comyn the field of Falkirk would have been ours, for had the horse charged when the English were in confusion round our squares they had assuredly been defeated.
Then Bruce broke into a torrent of invective against Comyn for his gross act of treachery in betraying him by sending to Edward a copy of their agreement.
A fierce fray took place, and Robert Comyn and several of his friends were slain.
The king himself bitterly regrets the deed, which preys sorely upon his mind; but I can answer for it that Bruce had no thought of meeting Comyn at Dumfries.
He then informed them of the bond into which he and Comyn had entered, and of its betrayal by Comyn to Edward.
The Comyn and Bruce had made an agreement together whereby the former relinquished his own claims to the throne of Scotland on condition that Bruce, on attaining the throne, would hand over to him all his lordships in Carrick and Annandale.
Carlaverock Castle, and the factions of Bruce (who was lord of Annandale), John Comyn and John Baliol were at constant feud.
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Item, the most parte off the sowdyors that went over with Sir Robert Green have leeff, and be comyn hom, the hyghe weye ffull; my cariage was behynd me ij.
The Lordes Hastyngs and Howerd be in Caleys, and have it pesebely; and Sir Walter Wrettesle and Sir Jeffrey Gate be comyn thense, and woll be at London thys daye as it is seyde.
And iff Caster hadde comen, by my feythe I had comyn streyhte home.
I wenyd nott that he sholde nott have levyd tyll the mornyng; in so moche that by my trowthe I dare seye that iff it had nott fortunyd us to have comyn to hym, he had not been on lyve on Wednysdaye.
And also, the Frenshe Kynge, men seye, iscomyn ryght to the water off Somme with iiij^ml.
I grete you wele, and send you Godds blyssyng and myn, letyng you wete that the woman that sewyth the appell ageyn your brother and his men is comyn to London to call ther up on.
Item, my Lord Chamberleyn is comyn hyddr ffro Caleys, and redyn with the Kynge to Wyndeshor, and the Kyng will be here ageyn on Mondaye.
The feud between the Comyn and the Bruce was nothing to him, except where it forwarded his own interests.
Knowest thou Sir John Comyn is murdered--murdered by the arch traitor thou hast saved from our wrath?
Bruce heeds him; that guarded as he is by a free people's love, were the race of Comyn as powerful and numerous as England's self, their oath would avail them nothing.
Red Comyn is no king for Scotland; and who is there besides?
Sir John Comyn was honored in his death, for the sword of the Bruce was too worthy a weapon for the black heart of a traitor.
Wouldst thou defend this base deed on plea, forsooth, that Comyn was a traitor?
Comyn as I am, shall we claim kindred with a traitor, and turn away from the good cause, because, forsooth, a traitorous Comyn dies?
Would the murder of a Comyn have passed unavenged by her had the murderer been other than her gallant Bruce?
As Bruce pleaded his own right to the crown, Comyn denounced him as a traitor to Edward.
Notwithestanding the saide adversite and tribulacions felle unto hem for avaunsing and tendring the comyn wele, and alle men of worship may put hem in worshipfulle remembraunce among worthy princes to here gret renomme and laude.
The Boke of Noblesse, compiled to the most hyghe and myghety prince Kynge Edward the iiij^{the} for the avauncyng and preferryng the comyn publique of the Royaumes of England and of Fraunce.
How auncient men growen in yeris be more acceptable to be elect for a counceilour, or for to gouverne a cite for a comyn profit, than yong men.
I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night.
Dear mother, I wish that you and Jinny and Uncle Comyn could have seen this country rabble.
If Comyn had been as careful of his own money as of mine, you could dress decently.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "comyn" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
