Lieutenant Sanders, Ensigne Sherley, John Taylor and his wife, 2 Boyes, Mathew, a Polander.
So we terme the Armes and Ensigne of a Noble man, by the name of that Lord himselfe, that giueth those Armes.
Howbeit they were so well sustained in the first assault which mine Ensigne gaue them, that they which fell downe dead, did somewhat abate the choler of those which remained aliue.
Besides, he expected in emergency to team up with "Lieftennant Basse and Ensigne Washer.
That vpon the sight of an ensigne in the mast of the Admirall (a piece being shot off) the whole fleete shall repaire to the Admirall, to vnderstand such conference as the Generall is to haue with them.
And comming somewhat neerer, they might perceiue certaine tents, and discerne this ensigne to be of mingled colours, blacke and white, after the English Fashion.
Item, whensoeuer the Admirall shall hang out her ensigne in the maine shrowds, then euery man to come aboord her, as a token of counsell.
Baglione at the same time woon an Ensigneof our enemies, wrasting it violently out of one of the Ensigne bearers hands.
Herewith one that bare the ensigne of the [Sidenote: The valiant courage of an ensigne bearer.
In 1633, when Buckingham was dead and the Admiralty in commission, the flags surveyed at Deptford included among them a silk "red ensignewith ye Lo.
One Rere-admirall to the ffleet to be a Vice-admirall of a grand Squadron, to weare the usuall fflagg in his mizon topp & a blew fflagg in his foretopp wth a pendant under it & anensigne of Blew.
One Vice admirall to the Grand Squadron to weare a white flagg in his foretopp & a Pendent & Ensigne of white.
And the said Com^{rs} are to give order for the sending downe to the Generall One silke Standard and one silke Ensigne and Jacke and such other silke fflags as may compleate a suite for the Naseby[187].
In 1623 Buckingham, who had succeeded Nottingham as Lord High Admiral, was provided with "an Ensigne with ye L^d Admiralls Badge & Motto.
One Vice Admirall of the ffleet to weare the usuall fflagg in his foretopp wth a pendant under his fflagg and an ensigne of Redd.
They were going to hoist colours but the ensigne halliards broke, which our people perceiving gave a great shout, so they lett them alone.
The Captain commanded to naile our Ensigne to the staff in sight of the enimie, which was immediately done.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ensigne" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
