Around it hang the holye banners Of manye a blessed saynte; Saynte Peter, and John of Beverlye, And Saynte Wilfred there they paynte.
And had I but yon holye Standarde, That there so his doth tow're, I would not care for yon Englishe hoste, Nor alle yon chieftaynes pow're.
Fayre Alice shee hied her to the choire, Where the priestes dyd chaunte soe slowe; And ever shee cry'd, "May the holyesayntes Prynce Henrye save from woe!
The holye prieste doth weepe as he syngs Hys masses o'er and o'er; And alle for the soules of them that were slayne, At the battle of Cuton Moore.
Fayre Alice was gone to the holye kirke, With a sad hearte dyd shee goe; And ever soe faste dyd she crye to heav'n, "Prynce Henrye save from woe.
A maste of a shipp it is so hie, Alle bedect with golde soe gaye; And on the topp is a holye crosse, That shynes as brighte as the daye.
Oh then bespake the kyng of Scotts, And soe heavylie spake hee: "And had I but yon holye Standarde, Right gladsom sholde I bee.
But if any do violate and prophane the holy Lawes of Loue, and peruert that which is Vertuous, the faulte is not in that holye Saincte but in hym whych foloweth it wythout skyll, and knoweth not the perfection.
I coulde allmost brable with destenye For giveinge thys curst maryadge holye forme.
And last of al / after that they haue bene cõpetentlie taughte / to enforce them outwardly to embrace sownde / and holye rites / and ceremonies agreinge with Godds worde.
Again it is writẽ in the holye scripture: That ther is none other name vnder heauen / but the name of Christe onlye / wherin we muste be saued.
Also that the holye ghost maye by praier be begged to cõme vpõ them / whose singular gifte the vnitie of the true churche is.
For in diuers places theholye scripture praiseth and declareth opêly the mynde of a vertuous man, too bee the right temple of God.
Such Schoolmaster had not only to be within "holye orders" but also to receive a license to teach from the Prior of Durham.
An other circumstaunce of a thynge, is the place, whose qualitie oftentimes maketh the faute either greter or lesser: as to steale anholye thing out of an holy place, is worse then some other kynde of theft.
Out of the towne of Parusyn were sente vpon a tyme thre ambassadours vnto our holye father Pope Urban, whom they founde sycke in his bed.
This confessour knewe well the ordinaunce of holye churche: whiche wylleth confession to be made with the mouthe, and nat by wrytynge.
To stele/ robbe and murther are no holye workes before worldly people: but vnto them that haue their truste in god: they are holye when god commaundeth them.
Iacob robbed Laban his vncle: Moses robbed the Egiptians: And Abraha is aboute to slee and burne his awne sonne: And all are holye workes/ because they were wrought in fayth at goddes commaundement.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "holye" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
