The defendants perceiuing themselues so hardlie laid at, sent to the duke of Normandie (in whose name they kept that castell) desiring him either to succour them, or else giue them licence to yéeld vp the castell to the king.
The tower that duke Henrie had hardlie besieged immediatlie herewith was surrendred vnto him, & then making prouision for vittels and other things, [Sidenote: The castell of Wallingford.
And as for the bigamie, let the bishop hardlie laie it in my waie when I come to take orders.
The like force is found In amne Licesio, a riuer of Thracia, vpon whose bankes a man shallhardlie misse to find some traueller or other sléeping for drunkennesse, by drinking of that liquor.
Certes he was the first that euer tendered complaint out of England vnto Rome, & with him went William Bishop of London (afterward reuoked) and Vlfo of Lincolne, who hardlie escaped the furie of the English nobilitie.
And hereof we may take example in Candie of old time called Creta, which (as Homer writeth) was called Hecatompolis, bicause it conteined an hundred cities, but now it is so vnfurnished that it may hardlie be called Tripolis.
But where the blue claie aboundeth (which hardlie drinketh vp the winters water in long season) there the grasse is spearie, rough, and verie apt for brushes: by which occasion it commeth nothing so profitable vnto the owner as the other.
Yea, they oft féed them of the best, where the poore mans child at their doores can hardlie come by the woorst.
He shall find he hath judged too hardlie of poor Moll, even yet.
I seldom allude, Cousin, to yours, which are almoste too delicate for me to meddle with; and yet I hardlie feele justified in letting soe many opportunities escape.
After consultation, casting awaie their weapons, they came foorth to the king, asking mercie; which somewhat hardlie they obteined.
Héerewith also the traitor Edrike escaped hardlie the danger of death, the Englishmen shot so egerlie at him.
For otherwise, he shall sticke with great troble, where he might go easelie forwarde: and also catche hardlie a verie litle by his owne toyle, whan he might gather quicklie a good deale, by an nothers mans teaching.
Yea, they oft feed them of the best, where the poore mans child at their doores can hardlie come by the woorst.
The like force is found In amne Licesio, a riuer of Thracia, vpon whose bankes a man shall hardlie misse to find some traueller or other sleeping for drunkennesse, by drinking of that liquor.
And how hardlie is she reuoked from proceeding in an euill action, if she haue once taken a taste of the same?
This requeist I thocht sa reassonable, that almost I had entered the realme without licence demandit; and yeit I understand that it had bein so rejected, that the solistaris thairof did hardlie eschaip empresement.
Some have theirs of Gold, alle carven and shaped, soe as you hardlie tell it for a Cross .
Erasmus was amused at theire Gambols, and at our making them beg for Vine-tendrils; and Father told him there was hardlie a Member of the Householde who had not a dumb Pet of some Sort.
Erasmus was amused at theire gambols, and at our making them beg for vine-tendrils; and father told him there was hardlie a member of y^e householde who had not a dumb pet of some sort.
So that the darkned night her starrie vaile Vpon the bloudie sea had ouer-spred, Whilst yet they held: and hardlie, hardlie then They fell to flieng on the wauie plaine.
Extreame their dole: and greater misery In sacked townes can hardlie euer be.
A down-cast foe Can hardlie rise, which once is brought so lowe.
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