Thus occupyed we were in dyvers wyse; And yet, in trouthe, we were not al alone; Ther were knightes and squyers many one.
But now it greveth me to remembre these dyvers sentences, in 160 janglinge of these shepy people; certes, me thinketh, they oughten to maken joye that a sothe may be knowe.
Thus hurtes ben of dyvers businesse Which love hath put to right gret hinderaunce, And trouthe also put in forgetfulnesse Whan they so sore begin to sighe askaunce.
And right as everich hath thus singuler instrumentes by hemselfe, they han as wel dyvers aptes and dyvers maner usinges; and 60 thilke aptes mowen in wil ben cleped affeccions.
Although the glebe comprised a manor of eight or nine tenements, yet he did not rest till he got into his own hands “by dyvers meannes three of the best and most fruitfull tenements in the two parishes.
Smythfelde, and lett up and downe dyvers tymes tyll he was dede, for because he wold a poyssynd dyvers persons.
A third instance occurs in 1542, when-- "The x day of March was a mayde boyllyd in Smythfelde for poysynyng of dyvers persons.
Galyen and Platery, and a poem beginning "As in a booke wretyne y fownd Of wise doctours in dyvers lond.
She had to me thys langage wypyng, and told me of dyvers other thyngs the whych ye shall have knowlych of herafter.
Item, ther be dyvers of your tenantrys at Mauteby that had gret ned for to be reparyd, at [?
Item, I have knowlech be a trew man that whan Sharpe the reseyvor was at Gemyngham last, Waryn Herman was dyvers dayes with hym, and put hym in mynde that the mercyment for makynge of the walle chuld be askyd ageyn and be distreynyd ther for.
God, and my Lord hathe gret labore and cost here in Walys for to take dyvers gentyllmen here whyche wer consentyng and helpyng on to the Duke of Somersettys goyng; and they were apelyd of othyr se[r]teyn poyntys of treson, and thys mater.
And he told me of dyvers thyngs of the demenyng of hym, wherby I understode he lykyd not by hys dysposicyon nor demenyng in thys mater nor in no nothyr; for it symyd he had provyd hym what he ys in other maters.
And forasmuch as I am credibly enformed that my lord of Winchestre hath sent to you desiring that ye shold ensele dyvers writinges of graunt and relesse of your estat in alle such maners, londes and tenementes as late wer of J.
Mare Talbot as for capteyn, and to yeve jaketes of his levery to dyvers personis qwych be waged be oder men, and nouth be hym, beyng in the said shep.
The preterit parfyte, as well of the fyrst as of the seconde conjugation hathdyvers termynations, but there is four speciall, that is to say in us, in is, in ins and in ay.
Item in expenses made upon Master Ffortescue atte dyvers tymes, whan I wente to hym to have his councell for the same suyt in the common place xiij s.
Hollanders, at 1 tay pece, and a glasse bottell of annis water, and another of morofack; and withall delivered hym dyvers cullers silke to get 12 peare silke stockinges knyt for Mr. Wm.
This fello hath byn a secret theefe ever since he came into the howse, and hath stolne dyvers silver cupps, spoones, and forkes, with other matters, both of the Companis and others.
But dyvers that were present thought more defaut in hym, because he hym selfe beforetyme had admytted them to be prestys.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dyvers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
