Bring him forth, ha's sate i'th stockes all night poore gallant knaue Ber.
Wherein haue you played the knauewith fortune that she should scratch you, who of her selfe is a good Lady, and would not haue knaues thriue long vnder?
As thou art a knaue and no knaue, what an equiuocall Companion is this?
What woldest thou do, I praye the, and yf a man shulde say to thy teth thou lyest falsely, or elles call the by thy ryght name knaue in englysshe.
There is as they say neyther barrell better hearing, but that in my iudgement he is the falser knaue of the twayne whiche robbes a man that puttes his confidence and trust in hym.
Which being once knowne, for a knaue let him go, for knaue will be knauish, his nature is so.
Foule male some cast on faire boord, be carpet nere so cléene, what maners careles maister hath, by knaue his man is séene.
To bed after supper let drousie go sleepe, least knaue in the darke to his marrow do creepe.
Then Saunder, sit there, The lying'st Knauein Christendome.
They say, A craftie Knaue do's need no Broker, Yet am I Suffolke and the Cardinalls Broker.
The Knaue is mine honest Friend Sir, therefore I beseech your Worship, let him bee Countenanc'd Shal.
An honest man sir, is able to speake for himselfe, when a Knaue is not.
I thanke thee: the knaue will sticke by thee, I can assure thee that.
Brooke, I am to meet her Betweene 8 and 9, for at that time the Iealous Cuckally knaue her husband wil be from home, Come to me soone at night, you shall know how I speed M.
After we had kissed and imbraced, and as it were euen amid the prologue of our incounter, who should come, but the iealous knaue her husband, and a 50 rabble of his companions at his heeles, thither prouoked and instigated by his distemper.
Brooke 150 Thou shalt know him for knaue and cuckold, Come to me soone at night.
For they Say the cuckally knaue hath legions of angels, For the which his wife seemes to me well fauored, 140 And Ile vse her as the key of the cuckally knaues Coffer, and there’s my randeuowes.
You Sir, more Knaue then Foole, after your Master Foole.
No contraries hold more antipathy, Then I, and such a knaue Corn.
Now my friendly knaue I thanke thee, there's earnest of thy seruice.
The yeoman thinking it good manner to soothe his Sergeant, said againe, I meant what I wot Sir, your best is to hie, And carrie a knaue with you for companie.
I wot what I meant Iohn, it is for to stay And company the knaue Carrier, for loosing my way.
No knaue thinke not that I forget the wrong receiued of thee, for which by some meanes or other, I wyll purchase iust reuenge vpon thee or thyne?
Sidenote: Martin Iunior saies, hee found his fathers papers vnder a bush, the knaue was started from his Fourme.
Then put this for the case, whether it bee not as lawfull to set downe the facts of knaues, as for a knaue to slander honest men.
Theres one with a lame wit, which will not weare a foure cornerd cap, then let him put on Tiburne, that hath but three corners; and yet the knaue himselfe hath a pretie wench in euerie corner.
Martin cannot start, I am his shadowe, one parte of the day before him, another behinde him; I can chalke a knaue on his backe thrice a weeke, Ile let him bloud in the combe.
Nay gesse olde knaue and odd knaue: for Ile neuer leaue pulling, till I haue thee out of thy bed into the streete; and then all shall see who thou art, and thou know what I am.
I came so neere, that I could feele a substantiall knaue from a sprites shadowe.
Nay, Ile touch them deeper, and make them crie, O my heart, there is a false knaue among vs.
How a cunning knaue got a Truncke well stuffed with linen and certaine parcels of plate out of a Cittizens house, and how the Master of the house holpe the deceiuer to carry away his owne goods.
When the master knaue calling the drawer, demanded if there dwelt neere at hand a skillfull Tailer, that could make a suite of veluet for himselfe, marry it was to be doone with very great speed.
It hath beene vsed as a common by-word, a craftie knaue needeth no Broker, whereby it should appeare that there can hardlie bee a craftier knaue than a Broker.
How a Broker was cunningly ouer-reached by as craftie a knaue as himselfe, and brought in danger of the Gallowes.
A pleasant tale howe an honest substantiall Citizen was made a Connie, and simplie entertained a knaue that carried awaie his goods verie politickly.
Thus one craftie knaue beguiled another, let each take heed of dealing with anie such kind of people.
But when You study your debt-booke, and hold correspondence 30 With officers of the hanger, and leaue swordmen, The learned conclude, the Taylor and Sergeant In the expression of a knaue are these To be Synonima.
This rechles knaue wyl alway be lousy: and say that hee hath no more shift of clothes, and slaunder his Maister.
This is a licoryce knaue that will swill his Maisters drink, and brybe his meate that is kept for him.
This proude prating knaue wyll maintaine his naughtines when he is rebuked for them.
This is a loytring knaue that wil hide him in a corner and sleepe or els run away.
This Knaue wil sit at the alehouse drinking or playing at dice, or at other games at seruice tyme.
This knaue berayeth many tymes in the corners of his Maisters chamber, or other places inconuenient, and maketh cleane hys shooes with the couerlet or curtaines.
This knaue will go about his owne errand or pastime and saith he cannot speede at the first.
This knaue goeth gasyng about lyke a foole at euery toy, and then seeketh in euery house lyke a Maisterles dog, and when his Maister nedeth him, he is to seeke.
This slouthfull knaue wyll buskill and scratch when he is called in the morning, for any hast.
This knaue is so ingrate or vnkind, that he considreth not his frend from his fo, & wil requit euil for good & being put most in trust, wil sonest deceiue his maister.
This is such a lying knaue that none wil beleue him, for the more he sweareth, ye les he is to be beleued.
This is a Trewand knaue that faineth himselfe sicke when he should woorke.
This tittiuell knaue commonly maketh the worst of the best betwene hys Maister and his friende.
I wil speake to him like a sawcie Lacky, and vnder that habit play the knaue with him, do you hear Forrester Orl.
Tis no matter; Ne're a fantastical knaue of them all shal flout me out of my calling.
Stand you both forth now: stroke your chinnes, and sweare by your beards that I am a knaue Cel.
Hence, be gone, If thou hadst not bene borne the worst of men, Thou hadst bene a Knaue and Flatterer Ape.
How fiery and forward our Pedant is, Now for my life the knaue doth court my loue, Pedascule, Ile watch you better yet: In time I may beleeue, yet I mistrust Bian.
I am no thing to thanke heauen on, I wold thou shouldst know it: I am an honest mans wife: and setting thy Knighthood aside, thou art a knaue to call me so Falst.
If you went in paine Master, this knaue wold goe sore Angelo.
Thou art vniust man in saying so; thou, or anie man knowes where to haue me, thou knaue thou Prince.
There's nere a villaine dwelling in all Denmarke But hee's an arrant knaue Hor.
The base is right, 'tis the base knaue that iars Luc.
Holde thy tonge folish knaue I do not meane so 880 +Remdt+ I here now ye cannot agre, which of you should go +Wyll.
Is be gone, farewel hanykin bowse I pray god giue him a hounded drouse 430 For I trow a knauebrought hym to house But now brother wyt.
I must nedes laugh I cannot forbeare To remember warre that knaue wil ye heare The horson fleming was beshitten for feare Because he should boyde so soone.
With reuell and rout somtime they be mad Pipe whore hop theef, eueryknaue and drabe Is at our commaundement.
The horsen knaue by the masse is dronke A winking for depe his eyen be cleane lonck +Hance+ Ic foraue ye vell ye seg dac ic slope Nenike, nenike, ic compte hore for an andor cope 410 +Wyll.
A diuelish knaue: besides, the knaueis handsome, young: and hath all those requisites in him, that folly and greene mindes looke after.
For knaue and foole thou maist bear prick and price.
He only meant with pen their pates to knocke; A knaue he is, that so turns cat in pan.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knaue" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
