A very frende at nede experience will schewe be deede, as wele as be autorite of Aristotle in the Etiques that he made of moralite.
He that wille dysseyve hys servaunt yn maryage for so litell a thyng, he wold disseyve another frende yn a gretter thyng.
He that wold see a perfite discourse of it, Sturmius // let him read that learned treatese, which my frende de Inst.
Counsell, which Plinie doth geue to his frende Fuscus, saying, Multum, non multa.
Plinius, doth expresse in an Epistle to his frende Epist.
But it is notable and trewe, that Socrates saith in Plato to Plato in // his frende Crito.
And it is notable, that my frende Sturmius writeth Exempla // herein, that there is no precept in Aristotles in Platone.
And an other tyme a frende of his sayde: Syr, ye ought not to blame that phisitian: for his phisicke dyd you neuer hurte.
He answered hym agayne thus: if thou wylte be a frende to the Romaynes, thou shalt than haue me thy frende.
Hir frende which heard all this, and tooke pleasure in those wordes, went agayne to Bed with hir, into whose eyes no slepe that night coulde enter for the pleasure and sport they had with the poore Scholler.
Bee not sorie Cyrus, for the departure of Araspas to your enemies, for if you wyll suffer mee to sende for my husbande, I doe promyse you, that he shalbe a farre more assured frende then Araspas was.
O most mightie Iuppiter, graunte that I may shewe my selfe an housbande meete for Panthea, and a frende worthy of Cyrus, who hath so curteously dealt with vs.
Then Cyrus asked him, who gaue him counsaile to inuade his countrie, to make his frende his foe.
Alexander at the request of hisfrende Ephestion, willed him to appointe one to be king, whom the citizens should thinke moste worthy of that state.
What other thing (saide Panthea) but to indeuour your selfe, to bee suche a trustie frende to him, as he hath bene to you.
My deare frende (quoth the Duchesse) doe what thou wilt: for I am so resolued and confirmed in my sorowe, as I haue no care either of death or life, no more than if I had neuer been borne.
And certainly if you would followe her minde herein, you shall do very well: for the case standeth thus, you may make your auaunte that you be prouided of so faire a wife, and with so beautifull a frende as any gentleman in Valentia.
Thou hast no nede of him to be thy frende of whose frendship thou standest in doubt.
My frende Hath vertues lefte: if you had eyther shame Or charytie you would accuse your lybells.
I've here contryved a letter to my frende In myne ill brothers name.
Thys letter sente me by my dearest frende Like spells and witchcraft dothe amaze my brayne.
Nicolas du Haut, Frenchman of Lorrayn, who had byn lackay to my frende Otho Henrick Duke of Brunswik and Lienburgh, to seke a servyse, being dismissed by passport from his Lord after his long sikenes.
March 8th, Mr. Clerkson and his frende cam to my howse.
Mr. Thomas Sharp, chief stuard to the Lady Russell at Bisham, is master and good frende to Thomas Richardson, as he himselfe told me.
Item, where as I undrestand by a lettre sent to me from my welbelovyd frende Maister John Botewryght, that grete extorcion have be don by the officers of the duchee in takyng awey cxl.
To my ryght trusty frende and servaunt, Sir Thomas, Parson of Castellcombe, and John Bokkyng, at Prynce Inne yn Norwych, or at Beklys.
The greatest frende ye have in felde or towne, Standynge a-typ-to, shall not reche your crowne.
And also, for conclusioun of al, he is frende that now leveth nat his herte from thyne helpes.
Lete me go," then sayd the sheryf, "For saynt Charyte, 230 And I wyll be the best frende That ever yet had ye.
L122] For it is good to assay a frende Or that a man have nede.
This good councell of her frende touched her very nere, and the pitie of her children at lengthe made her to recouer her spirits, and to assaie by all meanes possible to wynne againe her husbande's loue.
Thou shalt in worde be trewe alsso; And fals wytnes thou shalt none bere: Loke thow not lye for frende nor foo Lest thow they saull full gretely dere.
For it is good to assay a frende Or that a man have nede.
Now, good syr justyce, be my frende And fende me of my fone!
Than came Abimelech to him fro Gerar & Ahusath his frende and Phicol his chefe captayne.
Than Iudas when he had left mornynge/ went vnto his shepe sherers to Thimnath with his frende Hira of Odollam.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "frende" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
