There came news that shiping was entred into the rode of 45 Cochy and shott affe ordinance; and Albaro Munos sent his man to me to tell me he heard 3 or 4 greate peeces shott affe.
And in respect the king is going up to Edo, yt was agreed to geve hym 27 a present of 5 peeces of stuffe, viz.
The Hollanders shot affe 5 peeces ordinance at their howse, as the boates passed by; but one recoyled and strouck up earth and stoanes, and hurt a Hollander very sore which gave fire.
And at our passing by the English shipp which the Hollanders had taken, they shott affe 3 peeces of ordinance to wellcom me, which I tooke rather in scorne then otherwaies.
But he retornd me answer, it was all sould, when I knew to the contrary they had thousands of peeces of that sort taken from Chinas lying by them.
And at our coming abord gave us 3 peeces ordinance and 7 at our departure; and we had 5 out of the Adviz.
And to his secretary:-- 2 peeces damask, cost 6 tas peece.
And, as som say, being in drink, he tore the previlegese the king had geven hym for free trade and cast the peeces under his feete.
China junckes haveing out their flagges and stremars, with St. George amongst the rest, and shott affe above 40 chambers and peeces of ordinance at my arivall.
Their walles are not aboue two foote thicke made of brickes: euery flanker hath diuers mastes and peeces of wood, which they vse when they are besieged by their enemies.
This Stone brake in the fal: The whole peece is in weight nineteene pound and a halfe: The greater peece that fell off weigheth fiue pound, which with other small peeces being put together, make foure and twenty pound and better.
Within it is soft, of a grey colour, mixed with some kind of minerall, shining like small peeces of glasse.
Foie, with diuerse other peeces of importance thereabouts.
I want yelloe peeces for the first joins, smallpeeces will do.
I will send some of my lilac flowered print for some peeces of Cicelys yelloe India bed vallants, newpeeces not washed peeces.
And, sowne after, others brought news how they heard 3 peeces ordinance shot affe.
About 9 a clock the Hoziander came to an ancor in the harbor of Firando, being towed in with boates, and shot ofe ii peces ordinance; and the Duch answered them with two peeces out of the howse, and 5 out of the greate ship.
To 5 neighbours maid servantes for cookry, 3 duble peeces of burrall of 7 Rs.
The King of Crates departed from Firando this mornyng, and the great Holland ship shot afe 3 peeces of ordinance as he passed by them.
Yet, as it falls out, they needed not to have taken soe much paines, for God had prevented their desines and brought their shiping on grownd, and bildged and broaken her to peeces which should have gon out.
And the Thomas welcomed them with 3 peeces from ashore, her ordinance being landed.
And after, they went abord the great Holland shipp, and at retorne ashore had 6 peces ordinance shot out of her and 3 peeces out of the littell shipp.
There was three peecesordinance shott affe at his entry into the English howse, and 5 at his departure.
Yoosen sent me a drid salmon and divers peeces salmon in pickell for a present.
Langasaque, how they heard 2 peecesof ordinance shot affe per som shipp or junck, of the which I advised Capt.
Also in London you may lade in the said ship these parcels of commodities or wares, as followeth: In primis, Foure peeces of hollands of middle sort.
I haue also beheld the souereigne of twentie shillings, and the peece of thirtie shillings, I haue heard likewise of peeces of fortie shillings, three pounds, fiue pounds, and ten pounds.
I was in a place which was not 200 paces in the wood, where many peeces of copper weare uncovered.
Some others cutt peeces of flesh from all parts of the body & broyle them, gett you to eat it, thrusting them into yor mouth, puting into it a stick of fire.
Theyr whyps be certayne peeces of canes, cleft in the middle, in such sort that they seeme rather playne then sharpe.
They doo pay him in peeces of silke, of fourteene vares long the peece, two hundred fiue thousand and fiue hundred ninetie peeces.
From thence it commeth that the people of the East partes did breake and rent in peeces their garmentes when they had understanding of euil newes.
It remaineth now to answeare them, who would serue themselues with certaine parcels and peeces of the scripture, in which mention is made, that the faithfull people haue daunsed.
There is a small Ilande in Lancashire called the Pile of Foulders, wherein are found the broken peeces of old and brused ships .
Apace Eros, apace; No more a Soldier: bruised peeces go, You haue bin Nobly borne.
Cut me to peeces Volces men and Lads, Staine all your edges on me.
Cut me topeeces with thy keene conceit: And I will wish thee neuer more to dance, Nor neuer more in Russian habit waite.
They that stand high, haue many blasts to shake them, And if they fall, they dash themselues to peeces Rich.
When Marcus Brutus growes so Couetous, To locke such Rascall Counters from his Friends, Be ready Gods with all your Thunder-bolts, Dash him to peeces Cassi.
Caytiffe, to peeces shake That vnder couert, and conuenient seeming Ha's practis'd on mans life.
O wicked, wicked world: One that is well-nye worne to peeces with age To show himselfe a yong Gallant?
I'll be cut a peeces Before I take this oath, forget I love her?
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