Castlemain's intreaty helped him to compare a written Paper with one halfe printed which hee supposes was the Roman Catholiqs Apology, but never read the whole piece.
Betweene the Isle of Hares and the highland on the North side the sea is not past a league and a halfe broad, and it is very deepe, for it is aboue 100.
We entered vp the sayd river into the land about halfe a league where it made a most pleasant lake about 3 leagues in compasse: on the which they rowed from the one side to the other to the number of 30.
This done, we went along, and about a mile and a halfe farther, we began to finde goodly and large fieldes, full of such corne as the countrie yeeldieth.
In lesse then halfe an houre we filled two boats full of them, as if they had bene with stones: so that besides them which we did eat fresh, euery ship did powder and salt fiue or sixe barrels full of them.
All the kings which were his friends make the like mourning: and in token of the loue which they bare him, they cut of more then the onehalfe of their haire, as well men as women.
M640) And when they were perceiued of them which were in the towne, halfe the houses were on fire, which they had kindled.
And when at Rochel it is noone, it is but halfe an houre past nine at France-Roy.
To the number of the waight of the Sphære, addehalfe so much, as it is: and so haue you the number of the waight of that Cylinder.
They take the cormorantes out of their cages, and carrie them vnto the riuer side, whereas they haue many barkes ordeyned for their fishing, and they arehalfe full of water.
Alyce, 45 And syghed wonderous sore, Thys place hath ben besette for you Thys halfe a yere and more.
When king Richard heard the song, he knew it was Blondel that sung it: and when Blondel paused athalfe of the song, the king 'began the other half and completed it.
A cushion made of lists, a stoole halfebacked with a hoope 10 Were brought him, and he sitteth down besides a sorry coupe.
Then this revenge against the Moore was found, Alive they sett him halfe into the ground, Whereas he stood untill such time he starv'd.
Erle of Northumberland, he had in his ancyent thehalfe moone in sight soe hye, as the Lord was crucifyed on the crosse, and sett forthe pleasantlye.
But the dun bulle is fled and gone, And the halfe moone vanished away: The Erles, though they were brave and bold, Against soe many could not stay.
Theeves that were in prisons did plucke in peeces those that were newly brought among them and greedily devoured them halfe alive.
In all this turmoyle, three long hovres and more The victory to neither part inclinde, Till Don Andrea with his braue lanciers In their maine battell made so great a breach That, halfe dismaid, the multitude retirde.
Where they digge pits, in the grounde of a fadome and an halfe deepe, or thereabout, and so taking the fat or lard off from the skinne, they throw it into the pit, and cast in among it boat burning stones to melt it withall.
There must be 55 men who departing for Wardhouse in the moneth of April, must bee furnished with 4 kintals and a halfe of bread for euery man.
Dukes, his chiefe imperiall Crowne vpon his head very precious: his staffe imperiall in his right hand of an vnicornes horne of three foot and a halfe in length beset with rich stones, bought of Merchants of Ausburge by the old Emperour in An.
Maxims in the halfe free, and without standing rent, as heretofore we did grant it the said English Marchants, sir Wil.
Whereof thehalfe part is paid them at the Mosco, the other halfe in the field by the general, when they haue any wars, and are imploied in seruice.
But if perhaps into their noble sprights Desire of honor or brave thought of armes 825 Did ever creepe, then with his wicked charmes And strong conceipts he would it drive away, Ne suffer it to house there halfe a day.
Yet halfe in doubt, because of his disguize, I softlie sayd, Alcyon!
Now had the sun halfe heaven overgone, 165 When he his heard back from that water foord Drave, from the force of Phoebus boyling ray, Into thick shadowes, there themselves to lay.
There she, beholding me with mylder looke, Sought not to fly, but fearlesse still did bide, Till I in hand her yet halfe trembling tooke, And with her own goodwill her fyrmely tyde.
For ere the yeare have halfe his course out-run, 305 And doo returne from whence he first begun, They shall him make an ill accompt of thrift.
Then this revenge against the Moore was found; Alive they sett him halfein the ground, Whereas he stood untill such time he starv'd: And soe God send all murderers may be serv'd.
These pieces of silver are like to the halfe sickle of the Jews, or the diobrachma of the Romaines, but they be more worth.
Mine is in weight two groates, a halfe pennie less of silver, which commeth to twelve sols and one liard.
Captain John Smith informs us that in July: It pleased God to move the Indians to bring us corn ere it was halfe ripe to refresh us and in September they "brought us great store both of corne and bread ready made.
Thou shalt hauehalfe my land a yeere, And that will raise thee many a pound; Before thou shalt loose thy bonny ladye, Thou shalt drop angells with him to the ground.
When Aldingar see that little one, Ffull litle of him hee thought; If there had beene halfe a hundred such, Of them he wold not haue wrought.
He mustered together his merrymen all, He mustered them soe louinglye; He thought he had had scarce halfe a hundred, Then had hee eleuen score and three.
Hee mustered together his merry men all, Hee mustered them soe louelilye; Hee thought hee had had scarson halfe a hundred, Then had hee eleuen score and three.
And I thinke verilie, that in one region of all the worlde againe, are not halfe so many straungers as in Italie; specially of gentilmen, whose resorte thither is principallie under pretence of studie .
Then halfe signior Benedicks tongue in Count Iohns mouth, and halfe Count Iohns melancholy in Signior Benedicks face Beat.
Hero hadst thou beene If halfe thy outward graces had beene placed About thy thoughts and counsailes of thy heart?
I would shee had bestowed this dotage on mee, I would haue daft all other respects, and made her halfe my selfe: I pray you tell Benedicke of it, and heare what he will say Leon.
Before that time, there were no other coines, but the noble, halfe noble, and quarter noble, with the peeces of siluer called sterlings.
Within foure moneths next insuing, king Peter should paie the one halfe of the wages due to the soldiers for this iournie, vnto such as the prince should leaue behind him to receiue the same, and the other halfewithin one yeare.
In this yeare were the first peeces of siluer called grotes and halfe grotes of foure pence & two pence the peece stamped, by the kings appointment, through the counsell of William de Edington bishop of Winchester lord treasuror.
They brought us victualls, thinking we weare halfe starved, but weare mightily mistaken, for we had more for them then they weare able to eate, having 3 score bussards and many sticks where was meate hanged plentifully.
They have very handsome shoose laced very thick all over with a peece sowen att the side of the heele, which was of a haire of Buff, which trailed above halfe a foot upon the earth, or rather on the snow.
Here they make mee sitt downe among them and stayed about halfe an houre without that they asked who and why I was brought thither, nor did I much care.
They stood in their boats, and remained in that posturehalfe a day, to encourage us to come and lodge with them againe.
Being in that extent above foure leagues from the ground, we sunke downe above the one halfe of the legge in the Ice, and must advance in spight of our teeth.
They had swords and knives of a foot and a halfe long, and hattchetts very ingeniously done, and clubbs of wood made like backswords; some made of a round head that I admired it.
It had been better for him to have been contented with his losses without going and spend the rest in halfe a year's time in France, having L.
After halfe a day we rid on it, weare forced to bring both barks and equipage uppon our backs to the next streame of that river.
Being arrived within halfe a league of the village, I shewed a great modesty, as usually warriors use to doe.
We proceeded in our way with great diligence till we came to the carriage place, where the one halfe of our men weare in readinesse, whilst the other halfe carried the baggage & the boats.
Here comes a new family of these poore people dayly to us, halfe dead, for they have but the skin & boans.
For euen to Vice They are not constant, but are changing still; One Vice, but of a minute old, for one Not halfe so old as that.
Oh sweetest, fayrest Lilly: My Brother weares thee not the one halfe so well, As when thou grew'st thy selfe Bel.
About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
Hereupon the Duke promised vnto him his daughter in marriage, and with her halfe the Realme of England in name of her dower.
Vpon a time the King led his troupes ouer the foord of Dine; and when halfe his army had passed, the other halfe by reason of the rising of the Sea, was compelled to stay.
Januarie cast himselfe out of a wyndow in the topp of the Castle by the heelpe of a peece of rotten match, and his mantell w^{ch} brake before he was halfe waye downe, and thoe he were presently discovered yet he escaped about supper tyme.
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