Evermore sounding so, "Turn againe, Whittington; For thou in time shall grow 35 Lord-Maior of London.
For to this cities praise, Sir Richard Whittington Came to be in his dayes 95 Thrise Maior of London.
Here must I tell the praise Of worthy Whittington, Known to be in his dayes Thrice Maior of London.
Naighbor, he shall not doe it as long as Jefferay the Translater is Maior of the towne.
A pretty mock "If that this ship Tribute be not speedily paid Pycrust Lord Maiorsaith in Newgate you shall be laid, Wher you shall see rogues, theeves, and vile knaves, Yet none so bad as are Tributarie Slaves.
The third table has the following words round the surface: "This Post is the gift of Master Robert Kitchen, Merchant, some time Maior and Alderman of this city, who deceased Sep.
After the king had drunke, the said lord maior and the aldermen of London had their table to dine at, [Sidenote: Thomas Dimocke.
Sidenote: The lord maior of London sworne to be true to the king.
Robert Serle maior of the citie would haue pacified the matter, persuading them to let the iniurie passe, till by orderlie plaint they might get redresse, as law and iustice should assigne.
And (as some write) bicause the king would not suffer hir to enter againe into the tower, the maior conueied hir vnto the bishop of Londons house by Paules and there lodged hir.
Sidenote: An information against the lord maior of London.
Which was a dutifull sight to see, The maior and alderman there to bee, For setting forth of archerie, As well as they do at London.
Wherein you will not only doe us a singuler favour, but we are confident much further the publique service thereby, and which shalbe most gratefully acknowledged by Your humble Servants Luke Nurse Maior [and seven others.
And wee shall not cease to pray for the contynuance of yor peace and encrease of all other blessings and rest Yor most humble servants Justinian Pearde Maior [and four others.
Your Maties most humble & loyall Subjects The Maior & Aldermen of your Highnes Citty & Chamber of London.
The teyth corne and grayne are leased out to on Maior Inet for a terme yet endurynge at a c'teyne yearly rent wch goeth to pay augmentacon in this county as we are informed; the value is aboute thirty pounds a-yeare.
The iurisdiction thereof is administred by a Maior and his brethren, and vpon warrant of their Charter, they claime authoritie, to take acknowledgment of statute bonds.
Her second mariage befell with one Henry Gall: her third and last, with Sir John Perciual, Lord Maior of London, whom she also ouerliued.
Enter Warwicke, the Maiorof Couentry, two Messengers, and others vpon the Walls.
Enter on the Walls, the Maior of Yorke, and his Brethren.
But non of these Courts shall be adiorned or dissolued w'thout the consent of the maior p'rte of the Court.
During the last century of their existence as a dynasty their power was entirely taken from them and transferred to a viceroy (commonly known as maior domus)--whose office became practically hereditary in one family.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "maior" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
