Syr William Oldhall a bydeth no lenger in Seyntwery than the Chef Juge come, for that tyme he shal goo at large, and sewe all his maters himself, &c.
Item, that the maters ayens Sir Miles Stapilton may at Aylesham be remembyrd.
And, Sire, as for alle the maters that I went fore in to Essex and Suffolk, I have spedde theym, as I shal declare to youre maystership at myn comyng, and brought wryghtyng from theym.
I bare nevere my maister purs, ne condyt nevere chargeable mater alone of hys yn lawe, for my discrecion ne connyng know not whate such maters menyth.
And that ye lyke to come in to these partyes byfore ye ryde to London, I pray yow hertely that I may speke with yow for dyvers maters that I have to comowne with yow, &c.
Sir, please your right worshipfull maystership that Mayster Paston come to London as on Thursdaye att none last past, and I trust verelye all maters here were resonablye labored to his comyng, and now they shal be better.
Y hafe seyd no word, for I can not medle yn hyghmaters that passyth my wyt; and therfor yff ye and W.
Sir John Faskolff speke; ye know what jure is in this contre in maters that ar favoured by them that ar now ageyn you.
And entret my Lords servaunts to speke in your maters to all such persones as nede is.
Barker sclaundred me yn certeyn maters of gode to the some of v^c.
And zif ye thynnk that I may do good in your maters yf I come up to you, after I have knowlage of your entent it shall not be longe or I be with you be the grace of God.
And other comynycacyon was had by twene us at that tyme of dyvers maters whych wer to long to wryte at thys tyme, but ye shall have knowlych therof in hast.
I than, wening mikel meryte have deserved in furthering and mayntenaunce of tho thinges, besyed and laboured, with al my diligence, in werkinge of thilke maters 60 to the ende.
For in the chapitre of goddes beforn-weting, as Love me rehersed, al these maters apertly may ben founden.
In whichematers ever twey ben acordaunt with bodily reson, and the thirde with the soule.
Now al this whyle that ye here tary stil, Your own maters ye may wel have in mind.
Rough is the pore, unrightly lat, That knoweth Christ his god royall; Such maters be nat worth a gnat; But such false faytours, foule hem fall!
In sted of Pite, spedeth hot corage The maters all of court, now she is dede; I me report in this to womanhede.
Also furthermore I found, of perdurable letters wonderly there graven, these maters whiche I shal nempne.
And also that my cosyn Paston be so hastily holpen in his maters that he may sone come hedir ageyn.
The Holy Trynyte have zw in hys kepyng, and send zw helth and gode spede in al zour maters twchyng zour ryth.
Moreover, as for the mater of Sir John Sibton, Geney and Raulyns gef ful counsell that it shuld abyde tyl the mater of Bradwell myght procede, so that bothe maters myght take up on a day, for they sey it wold drawe xx.
And as zet I can not apperceyve that Danyelle wylle labore in any maters in this cuntre; and if he wylle be of good governance, I am wel paied.
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On the back of this document occur the following further memoranda in two columns: Maters sterid to hurt of both parties.
Asay how ye can sett hem a werk in the Parlement, for if this maters be sped as it is aforn desired, thei ar lyke to be sett a werk here well inough, by the grace of God, which have you in holy kepyng.
As for hyr wyll and all syche maters as wer in hand at your last being here, they thynk that it shall not lye in all oure porys to let it in on poynt.
And so I thynk that my lady wyll send for yow; and if it wer your ease to be here, I wold be ryght glad that ye myght be here, for I thynk your being here shold do gret good to my brodyrs maters that he hathe to sped with hyr.
Item, as by wordys, the Lord Scalys and Syr John Wydwyll tok tendyr your maters mor then the Lord Revers.
As for all othyr maters in thys contre, I shall do as well as I may for fawt of monye tyll I spek with yow.
My Lord Chamberleyn may speed with my Lady what maters he wyll, savyng the gret mater; and if ye inbyll me for a solysitor, I shal be a vouster comandment a touz jours.
I prey red thys byll onys on a day tyll ye have sped thes maters wretyn her in; thowe it be to your peyne to labore theym, remembyr your profyt.
I understand that Calle dothe passyngly welle in your maters in the spirituall lawe, as his letter makyth mencion, &c.
Beware to be Inquysytyf / or to muse on hyghematers and subtyll.
Raciocinacion is whan the mater is in controuersy / wherupon no law is decreed / but yet the iugement therof may be fou[n]de out by lawes made vpon maters somdele resemblynge thereunto.
Choppers of Chyrches Fynders of tydynges ΒΆ Merrers of maters and mony makers.
Intent Off maters accordyng vnto plesavnce, but no thynge that may cavse men grevaunce.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "maters" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
