Thus the morning passed, and at midday criers went through the camps announcing the sports that had been arranged to while away the time until the buffaloes appeared.
Even while he spoke they heard criers walking about the village calling to the people to assemble at nightfall.
Upon this the judge ordered a stake to be prepared, and sent criers all over the city to proclaim that they were about to impale a Christian for killing a Mussulmaun.
He ordered the common criers to promise a great reward to any who should discover him, or give any tidings of him.
I had no sooner made my appearance, than I was surrounded with brokers and criers who had heard of my arrival.
This vexed me, and the criers observing I was dissatisfied, said, "If you will take our advice, we will put you in a way to sell your goods without loss.
The king granted his request; and the criers in performing their office diffused universal sorrow through the whole city.
Frequently two criers were employed (sometimes more) one from each tribe.
At these stations these criers would meet with promptness, and by word of mouth, each would deposit his store of news with his fellow expressman, and then each would return to his own tribe with the news.
Certain officials, elected annually, appointed the work which was to be done by the people, and every morning at sunrise the town-criers from the tops of the highest houses called the inhabitants to their allotted tasks.
It was also the duty of the town-criers to inflict the punishment imposed on all who from laziness or other neglect failed to perform their share of work.
And the voices of the criers were constantly heard ordering wood to be carried to warm the baths of Valens, which had been built under the supertendence of the emperor himself.
At dawn the criers returned and reported that they had not been able to get beyond the mosque of St. Sophia, and that the people had responded to their crying with showers of stones.
The crierspromised a gratuity of thirty piastres to every soldier who hastened to range himself beneath the banner, and two piastres a day over and above the usual pay.
Send criers into all the streets to announce that the Seraglio is in danger, and let all to whom the countenance of Allah is dear hasten to the defence of the Banner!
Then he heard the criers calling the defendant at the four corners of the list: "Oyez!
With the administration of the final oath and the examination of the weapons, the preliminary ceremonies came to an end, and presently Myles heard the criers calling to clear the lists.
Shortly before the victor's arrival in Omdurman, criers were sent out to say that he should no longer be called Abu Anga, but Sidi Hamdan, and Abdullah himself went out to meet the conqueror, and shed tears of joy on seeing him.
Criers went through the market-place summoning all people to leave their business and take up arms for the defence of the town; messengers were also sent to the Khalifa to beg his blessing--in fact, great fear prevailed.
Mahmud now returned without delay to El Obeid, and immediately on his arrival he ordered the criers to announce that he required some account of Father Bonomi's escape.
The trumpets sounded, the criers enjoined silence, and the royal lips again moved.
The trumpet sounded, the criers called silence, and the voice of Alp Arslan was again heard.
Also thecriers passed, with drum and gong, Proclaiming loudly, "Ho!
But let the criers go about and bid My city deck itself, so there be met No noisome sight; and let none blind or maimed, None that is sick or stricken deep in years, No leper, and no feeble folk come forth.
In the centre of the wide circle of tepees a huge bower of pines was being erected for the dance, and pulsing through the air the voice of the criers could be heard, as they rode slowly round the circle publishing the programme of the day.
Hear; attend; -- a term used by criersof courts to secure silence before making a proclamation.
The Criers are six in Number; two whereof daily beg at the Grates; he at the Grate within is allowed one Fourth of what is given, and he at that on Blackfriars Side one Moiety of what is given there.
At least one of these news criers has been immortalized.
Artists of all countries and times have delighted to represent those peculiarities of costume and character which belong to the history of street-cries, and the criers thereof.
Last night another house was set on fire by some villains, but was soon extinguished with very little harm; yet our nightly criers of fire continue to make such horrible noises, that it is impossible for any one to get rest.
When the criers had performed what the king had enjoined them, that prince ordered the mother and the daughter to be turned out of the palace, and left to their choice to go where they thought fit.
Although the calling was held in little estimation, some of these criers amassed great wealth.
As private criers they were especially concerned with auctions; they advertized the time, place and conditions of sale, called out the various bids, and like the modern auctioneer varied the proceedings with jokes.
Public criers were also employed at state auctions in the municipia and colonies, but, according to the lex Julia municipalis of Caesar, they were prohibited from holding office.
Thus it came to pass that Ninus and his hunters rode toward the south, while criers ran through the streets of Nineveh, proclaiming the Queen as Ruler Absolute, for the life of a summer moon.
Now as these criers ran, so ran a host of other messengers, bidding the warrior chiefs of every land to appear at court, while their followers might feast within the city walls, nor pay the reckoning thereof.
I no sooner got thither than I was surrounded by brokers and criers who had heard of my arrival.
This vexed me, and the criers observing I was dissatisfied, If you will take our advice, said they, we will put you in a way of selling your stuffs without losing by them.
The brokers and criers having thus promised to put me in a way of losing nothing by my goods, I asked them what course they would have me take?
Upon this the judge ordered a gibbet to be erected, and sent criers all over the city to proclaim that they were about to hang a Christian for killing a Mussulman.
The popular tribune, after his acquittal, issues in triumph from the hall, frantically cheered by his habitual escort of criers and adherents!
I do not permit the criers of our village or camps to proclaim any bad news against the whites, not even the truth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "criers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
