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Example sentences for "highlie"

Lexicographically close words:
highe; higher; highest; highflown; highlands; highlight; highlights; highly; highmost; highnes
  1. The king hauing gotten this victorie, highlie rewarded the strangers [Sidenote: Henrie Hunt.

  2. After the herald had receiued this answer, he was highlie cheered, and had a cup and an hundred guildens to him giuen in reward, and so he returned to Calis.

  3. After the birth of this child, he highlie aduanced his brethren on his mothers side; for Edmund he made earle of Richmond, which was father to king Henrie the seuenth, and Iasper he created erle of Penbroke, which died without issue.

  4. Then the duke remooued to Rone, where he set good orders, and did great iustice to the countrie; wherefore the Normans in their chronicles highlie extoll him for that point.

  5. And of this sort I suppose Claudia Rufina the wife of Pudens to be one, who was a British ladie indeed, and not onelie excellentlie seene in the Greeke and Latine toongs, but also with hir husband highlie [Sidenote: 1.

  6. God is highlie displeased) be cut off and restreined, which now doo reigne exceedinglie, in most noble and gentlemens houses, wherof they see no paterne within hir graces gates.

  7. Henrie, who with good cause was highlie offended towards him for the contempts and considerations aforesaid.

  8. But the king being highlie offended with such exceptions, vrged the matter so, that he would haue them to take their oth absolutely, & without all exceptions, but they would none of that.

  9. Your grace and your most princely brother here Are highlie welcome to the Saxon Court.

  10. The king without doubt was highlie displeased in his mind, that this communication came to no better passe.

  11. With this answer the ambassadors sore displeased in their minds (although they were highlie interteined and liberallie rewarded) departed into their countrie, reporting to the Dolphin how they had sped.

  12. When his oration was ended, the king caused the ambassadors to be highlie feasted, and set them at his owne table.

  13. After the dukes departing from Calis, the emperor was highlie feasted and rewarded, and at his pleasure sailed into Holland, & so rode towards Beame.

  14. Finallie, this was the end of the worthie earle of Penbroke Richard Marshall, a man worthie to be highlie renowmed for his approued valiancie.

  15. The barons highlie displeased herewith, refused to stand to the French kings award herein, bicause he had iudged altogither on the kings side.

  16. The king hearing of this his demeanor, was so highlie offended withall, that he sent to the Londoners, willing them to go thither and fetch him to his presence.

  17. Sidenote: The king highlie offended with the bishops.

  18. Romane empire in great stéed, and was therefore highlie beloued of the souldiers, insomuch that immediatlie after his deceasse, they proclaimed his sonne Constantine emperour.

  19. After he had béene here a time, and highlie feasted and banketted, aswell by the king as other great estates of the realme, he returned home, not without diuerse rich gifts.

  20. Manie that saw and heard these letters, did commend their diligence, and highlie praised their assured fidelitie and trustinesse towards the commonwealth.

  21. Among whome they made of councell Edmund Shaw knight then maior of London, which vpon trust of his owne aduancement, whereof he was of a proud heart highlie desirous, should frame the citie to their appetite.

  22. For manie that had highlie offended shee obteined pardon.

  23. Which fauour and affection, yet after his deceasse, by the crueltie, mischiefe, and trouble of the tempestuous world that followed, highlie toward him more increased.

  24. The same earle of Mortaigne was highlie offended for the death of those two persons, and therefore wasted the lands of the said Roger which lay within the compasse of his iurisdiction.

  25. The archbishop at the first trusted to be borne out by the king (who was highlie offended with the moonks for their presumptuous dealing) and therefore refused to obeie the popes commandement.

  26. In consideration whereof he was highlie commended by the pope.

  27. He also highlie fauoured Leofrike earle of Chester, so that the same Leofrike bare great rule in ordering of things touching the state of [Sidenote: King Cnutes lawes.

  28. For which good seruice, Cnute had the Englishmen in more estimation euer after, and highlie rewarded their leader the same earle Goodwine.

  29. He was a man of a comelie stature, and of a hawtie courage, & albeit that for his valiancie he was highlie [Sidenote: Henr.

  30. The king highlie feasted them, and rewarded them princelie at their departing.

  31. And after this, shee assigned to him a gard of thirtie persons in murrie and blew, and highlie honoured him as a great estate, and called him the white rose of England.

  32. The Scotish king hereof aduertised, was highlie displeased, and in all hast signified to king Henrie by his herald Marchemont, in what sort his people (to the breach of the truce) were abused and handled.

  33. This yeare that worthie prelate Thomas Sauage archbishop of Yorke departed this life at his castell of Cawood: a man beside the worthinesse of his birth highlie esteemed with his prince for his fast fidelitie and great wisedome.

  34. To conclude, this worthie woman guided the land during the minoritie of hir sonne right politikelie; and highlie to hir perpetuall renowme and commendation.

  35. To be briefe, he liued so as he was had in great fauour of his neighbours, & highlie honored among strangers.

  36. But the foundation of the vniuersitie of Oxford passed all the residue of his buildings, which he began by the good exhortation and aduise of Neotus an abbat, in those daies highlie estéemed for his vertue and lerning with Alfred.

  37. From whense as soone as the duke came home, he so lightlie turned from him, and so highlie conspired against him, that a man would maruell whereof the change grew.

  38. Wherfore manie wise men grudged to see him take it so hartilie, and euer the cardinall said that the king was highlie displeased with it, and spake nothing of himselfe.

  39. But Anselme was highlie honored aboue all the residue, whose diligence and zeale in defense of the ordinances of the sée of Rome, he well inough vnderstood.


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