The knights and esquiers had their armor and horsses againe to them restored, and were reteined with the lords to serue them: but the commons without either armor or weapon were sent home, and had no other harme done vnto them.
This sir Alane Boxhull was constable of the tower, and therefore it greeued him not a little, that the esquiers had broken from him and kept themselues thus at Westminster, vnder protection of that priuileged place.
On the tuesdaie, all manner ofesquiers iusted, and likewise on the wednesday all maner of knights and esquires that would, on which daie was a sore and rude iusts, enduring till night.
They slue also one of the moonkes that would haue had them to haue saued the esquiers life.
One of hir esquiers named William Maidstone, hearing what answer his ladie and mistresse propounded, cast downe his hood, and proffered in hir cause the combat.
On the contrarie side were slaine, besides the lord Persie, the most part of the knights and esquiers of the countie of Chester, [Sidenote: The slaughter of Cheshire men at this battell.
On thursdaie in Whitsunweeke, the duke of Summerset with Anthonie Riuers and other foure kept iustes before the queene in the Tower of London against three esquiers of the queenes.
Notice especially "with mouthing words that better wits haue framed, they purchase lands and now Esquiers are made" i.
In the case of the one exception, the "sergeantz des offices parvantz furrures a chaperon," it is clear that they performed duties similar to those of the "esquiers survenantz.
The list of "esquiers de meindre degree" of 1369 was doubtless made in the same way, although the evidence is not so conclusive.
It classifies the esquires in two groups--"esquiers de greindre estat" and "esquiers de meindre degree.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "esquiers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
