But leauing Dunstane and the fond deuises depending vpon the commemoration of his life, we will now returne to the dooings of Egelred, and speake of such things in the next chapter as chanced in his time.
But now to returne to other dooings of king Edward.
The other bands desirous to match their fellowes in helping to atchiue the [Sidenote: Hollanders.
But now to conclude with thedooings of Constantius, at length he fell [Sidenote: 306.
To withstand those dooings if good fortune would giue him leaue, that most able capteine going [Sidenote: Theodosius passeth ouer into Britaine.
This Constantius (as before ye haue heard) had to wife Helen the daughter of the foresaid king Coel, of whome he begat a sonne named Constantinus, which after was emperour, and for his woorthie dooings surnamed Constantine the great.
These strange dooings so feared the Frenchmen within the territorie of Paris, and the countrie about, that the sorie people fled out of the villages with all their stuffe into the citie.
He was dailie aduertised of the princes dooings by such as were appointed to coast him euer in his iournie.
At length, the Frenchmen not able to indure the valiant dooings of their aduersaries, began to breake.
And so now I will returne to speake of the kingsdooings in the north part where he left him.
He was the disciple of Aidan, and coueted by his example, and also by the example of Ced, to instruct his hearers with the like dooings & maners as he had knowen them to doo.
Now we will returne to other dooings chancing in the meane time amongst the people of this Ile.
We find in the writings of those that haue registred the dooings of these times, that Aurelius hauing vanquished the Saxons, restored churches to the furtherance of the christian religion, which [Sidenote:Matth.
Part of his dooings ye haue heard, and more shall appeare hereafter.
But to returne to the other dooings of Cadwallo, as we find them recorded in the British storie.
Hunt, Marianus, and others: vnto whome in these matters concerning the dooings betwixt the Saxons and Britains, we maie vndoubtedlie and safelie giue most credit.
Richard deferred the dooings of his homage vnto king Philip for the dutchie of Poictou, which by his fathers appointment he now inioied and held.
But now leauing him with the princes of his part, consulting togither in Scotland, and queene Margaret his wife gathering of men in France, I will returne where I left, to proceed with the dooings of king Edward.
Manie of the high estates, not liking the world, and disalowing the dooings both of the king and his councell, were faine inough of some alteration.
And herewith he sent foorth the earle of Suffolke with six hundred horssemen, to espie the dooings of the Frenchmen, and where they were lodged.
Of whose dooings the duke of Yorke by espials hauing still aduertisement, with all his power, being not past three thousand men (as some write) coasted the countrie, and came to saint Albons the third daie next insuing.
But now to leaue the Scotish king amongst his countriemen in Scotland, and returne to the dooings of England.
But the dukes words could not be heard, for the earles dooings were onelie liked and allowed.
Diuerse other things were enacted in this parlement, to the preiudice of those high estates, to satisfie mens minds that were sore displeased with their dooings in the late kings daies, as now it manifestlie appéered.
But now let vs speake of other dooings which chanced in the meane while that the warres thus continued and lasted betwixt England and Wales.
But now to leaue these things and returne to thedooings in France where we left.
But in the French kingsdooings was no inforcing of men, either to forsake the one or the other: wherfore the proceedings of the king of England seemed somewhat more iniurious, and partlie sounded to the breach of the truce.
The king hauing knowledge of their dooingsproclaimed them all traitors, confiscated their goods, and sent for a great power of men out of Flanders to serue him in his warre.
But now to returne vnto the dooings in the parlement holden at Oxford.
Herevpon, manie men tooke occasion to iest at the lord chiefe iustice and his dooings about this castell, who at the beginning named it Huberts follie.
Moreouer he was not a little incouraged in these his dooings by [Sidenote: Neptune had xxxiii.
By which course words, not onelie appeareth the plaine simplicitie of mens dooings in those daies: but also a full proofe that he was then seized of Scotland.
The woman the name of a huswife doth win, by keeping hir house, and of dooings therein.
His friendship is counterfait, seldome to trust, His dooings vnluckie and euer vniust.
Now listen, good huswiues, what dooings are here set foorth for a daie, as it should for a yere.
Now they concluded, that if their dooings had successe, then the foresaid Lambert (misnamed the earle of Warwike) should by consent of the councell be deposed, and Edward the true earle of Warwike deliuered out of prison and annointed king.
In great perils, doubtfull affaires, and matters of importance, supernaturall and in maner diuine; for he ordered all his dooings aduisedlie and with great deliberation.
Now will we returne vnto the affaires of England and make some mention of the dooings there.
But now to the other dooings of king Richard, [Sidenote: I thinke he came not ouer at all into England at this time, but rather sent his mind vnto the archbishop.
But now to return vnto the dooingsof king Richard in France.
John had the dooings in manie points, so that he might séeme in manner an associat with him, whereof sprang much inconuenience.
The king then being mooued in his spirits, laughed at the matter, though not from the heart, as he that tooke great indignation at the dooings of the dutchesse, and pitied the case of the poore wench.
There remaine manie sundrie saiengs & dooings of him, manifestlie bearing witnesse that there could not be a man more honorable, thankefull, courteous or gentle.
Egfrid taking vpon him the rule, began to follow the approoued good dooings of his father, and first restored vnto the churches their ancient priuileges, which his father sometimes had taken from them.
His dooings were great and maruellous, and such as some times his vertues surpassed his vices, and sometime againe his vices seemed to ouermatch [Sidenote: The victories of king Offa.
Many other besides were taken dwelling in Lieth, who are detayned in prison, vntill his Maiesties further will and pleasure be known: of whose wicked dooings you shall particularly heare, which was as followeth.
His dooings were great and maruellous, and such as some times his vertues surpassed his vices, and sometime againe his vices seemed to [Sidenote: The victories of king Offa.
There remaine manie sundrie saiengs & dooings of him, manifestlie bearing witnesse that there could not [Sidenote: The saieng of king Ethelbert.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dooings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
