When they cam to the hill againe, The sett doune one thair knees, Syne thanked God that they had slaine Soe manie enimies.
The splenderis of thair spearis they break, 245 Flewe up into the air, Quhilk boore doune maney on thair back, Againe ros neuer mair.
At the Blakfurd thar Wallace doune can lycht; His horss stuffyt, for the way was depe and lang; 285 A large gret myile wichtly on fute couth gang.
Bot tent thar to the Inglissmen tuk nan; Douneneth thai held, graith gydys can thaim leyr, Abon Closburn Wallace approchyt ner.
Ane othir sone doune fra his horss he bar, Stampyt to grounde, and drownyt with outyn mar.
Fra Crawfurd Jhon the wattir doune thai ryd; Ner hand the nycht thai lychtyt apon Clyd: Thar purposs tuk in till a quiet waill.
For Jhon the Balyoune to Munross than he send, And putt hym doune for euir of this kynrik: Than Eduuarde self was callit a roy full ryk.
And when he was come in to hys stalle, he stode a whyle trembelyng and pantyng, and sone after he fel doune to the grounde, and lay styll as dede a longe tyme without felyng or sturyng.
It was high markets at Doune and Falkirk," answered Robin.
They caste so much mans donge into the childes mouth y^t scarsely he coulde spit, but was cõpelled to swallowe doune a great parte of it.
Upon this hint he descended into the court-yard, and found a trooper holding a saddled horse, on which he mounted and sallied from the portal of Doune Castle, attended by about a score of armed men on horseback.
The estate belongs to the Earl of Moray, the owner of Doune and of many broad lands in the north.
But 30 of us he [Smith] conducted dounethe river some 5 myles from James toune, to learne to make Clapbord, cut doune trees, and lye in the woods.
Item a fether bedde of fyne doune with a bolster and ij pillowes with shetis, fustians and pillowebeers as is appointed for the trussing bedde.
Item a fethyr bedde of fine doune with a bolster, ij pillows, (v) smale pillowes for to take the say [i.
And Deuyll, I comaunde [th]e go doune Into thy selle where [th]ou schalte sitte.
Plesith your goode maystrechip to witte that ther comen doune to the undrescheryff of Norwiche, a writte to a tache Mr. John P.
The Sadill that he rydis in, betakenis sekernes, that he be nocht lychtly put by his purpose, sa kepis the sadill him, that he be nocht lichtly put fra his hors; ffor quhen he war doune strykyn than war his honour lawe.
At another meeting 'they all daunced togither a whyle, and then went to Mary Rynd's house and sat doune together at the table .
This art was introduced to Doune about the year 1646 by Thomas Caddell, who having been instructed in his craft at Muthil, a village in Strathearn in Perthshire, came and settled at Doune.
The reputation of Doune for this manufacture, about the time of the German war, was very great.
I being brought and playing this pavie befor them, walking up and doune with my eyelids up, and the whyte of my eyes turned up as if I had been blind.
But the next day I contrived a way with mastes of shippes and another shippe to ride over against it, that brought it doune with much ease and speede"!
Lo I stonde here by the well of water and the doughters of the men of this citie will come out to drawe water: Now the damsell to whome I saye/ stoupe doune thy pytcher and let me drynke.
When the sonne was doune and it was waxed darcke: beholde/ there was a smokynge furnisse and a fyre brand that went betwene the sayde peces.
Those promesses accopanyed him all ways/ and went doune wyth him even in to the depe dongeon/ And brought him vppe agayne/ And never forsoke him till all that was promysed was fulfilled.
And she satt doune out of syghte/ and lyfte vp hyr voyce and wepte.
And Abram went doune in to Egipte to soiourne there/ for the derth was sore in the lande.
Isachar is a stronge asse/ he couched him doune betwene .
And she went doune to the well and fylled hyr pytcher and came vp agayne.
And he wold not be comforted/ but sayde: I will go doune in to y^e grave vnto my sonne/ mornynge.
And made his camels to lye doune without the cytie by a wels syde of water/ at euen: aboute the tyme that women come out to drawe water/ and he sayde.
And before I had made an ende of speakynge in myne harte: beholde Rebecca came forth/ and hir pitcher on hir shulder/ and she went doune vnto the well and drewe.
And she made hast and toke doune hir pitcher from of hir/ ad sayd: drinke/ and I will geue thy camels drynke also.
And she departed and wadred vpp and doune in the wyldernes of Berseba.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "doune" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
