But now as concerning that the same vnuanquishable army fighting vnder your ensignes and name, streightwaies after it came to land, set fire on their ships; what mooued them so to doo, except the admonitions of your diuine motion?
The Adm^{rll} of the Blue and the Flagg Ships of his Squadron to wear blue Flaggs and Blue Ensignes and Pendants to the private ships with the usual Cross in the Canton of each as hath been usually worne by ships of the Blue Squadron.
Colours and Ensignes I take to be all one, but wher are they to be placed and wherefore serve they?
Ensignes and pendants you best know how many are wanting, which (whatsoever they are) with the flaggs &c.
The Lord High Adm^l and the Flagg Ships of his squadron to have Redd Ensignes and Pendants as usual to ye Private Ships.
The two Ensignesof Generall Drake and Captaine Anthony Wingfield were shot in the breach, but their colours were rescued: the Generals by Captaine Sampsons Lieutenant, and Captaine Wingfields by himselfe.
But the Inhabitants espying vs came downe with two Ensignes displayed, and about some hundred and fiftie men armed, to withstand our landing.
Of apparell worne in all the kingdome, beginning with the king, and of the ensignes or coates of armes of such as doo gouerne.
So that for to knowe the number of people that is in a great campe, it is done with great ease in accounting the ensignes of a thousand men, which are easily knowne.
This oth being taken, the visitor who presenteth the kings person, dooth put on them the ensignes aforesaide, with the facultie belonging thereunto, and then hee and all the Loytias imbrace them presently.
The number of souldiors that these captains do leade, are knowen by certain ensignes that they beare.
Two otherensignes also entred on the other side toward the West, where there was another breach: and those which were lodged in this quarter, and which shewed themselues, were likewise defeated.
M554) By the selfe same place two ensignes entred, which immediately were planted on the wals.
He planted in this Countrey the Ensignes and Armes of the king of France: so that the Spaniardes themselues which were there afterwarde, haue named this countrey Terra Francesca.
So that, which to his thoughts he meant For losse of her a punishment, His armes hung up and his sword broke, His ensignes folded, he betook Himself unto the humble crook.
For in what part of earth inhabited, Hungrie of praise haue you not ensignes spredd?
Iohn Barker and other to the number of 35: for these were the formost and hottest in the pursuit of the Ensignes aforesaid, and by their forwardnes came all to perish.
Before the King and Queen went out of Sterlin, there came from Edinburgh two ensignes of footmen, to convey them into Fyfe.
Note a: A Blazon of the Ensignes of the seuerall Shires, in 14 Stanzas following.
In Ensignes there, Some wore the Armes of their most ancient Towne, Others againe their owne Diuises beare.
Which to amend with Ensignes let at large, Vpon the English furiously they Charge.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ensignes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
