And as they came from the east/ they founde a playne in the lande of Synear/ and there they dwelled.
Raphayms in Astarath Karnaim/ and the Susims in Ham/ ad the Emyms in Sabe Kariathaim/ and the Horyms in their awne mounte Seir vnto the playne of Pharan/ which bordreth vpon the wyldernesse.
This comforte shalt thou evermore finde in the playne texte and literall sense.
And he that hath suche a mynde, is ye most cursed and cruel enemie too god, a playne sower of sedition, and a deuelishe disquieter of all godly men.
And after shee sayde, Poliphilus lette vs goe and ascende vp this mount nexte the Garden, and Thelemia remayning at the stayre foote, wee ascended vp to the playne toppe.
Whiche Porphyrite was three foote from the playne ouermost parte to the Pauement, with an excellent vndiculation.
The playne labiall compassing about the quadrant Orchyard comming out from the walles as a seate for these aforesayde garden pottes and trees to stande vppon, was subcoronized with golde by excellent lyneamentes wrought and adorned.
For, yf thou dydyst, it were a playne induccyon[177] To make thyne owne desyer thyne owne destruccyon.
Mary, I perceyve very playne That thou hast Syr Johan somwhat in suspect; 230 But by my soule, as far as I conject, He is vertuouse and full of charyte.
And so in playne wordes they repreued without fauour the vyces of the sayd yl disposyd peple of what condicion or order they were: Of this auncient wrytinge of Comedyes our laten Poetes deuysed a maner of wrytinge nat inelegant.
Se here playne prose, example and euydence Howe youthe which is nat norysshed in doctryne.
Thus it appereth playne and euydent That wyse prouysyon, prose and good counsayle Are moche laudable, and also excellent And to mankynde great profyte and auayle.
The whyche doeth canker ynne mie hartys roome, Thou wouldste see playne thieselfe the gare to bee; Aryse, uponne thie love, & flie to meeten mee.
And on the verdaunt playne he layde the champyone lowe.
Neere on a loftie hylle a citie standes, That lyftes yts scheafted heade ynto the skies, And kynglie lookes arounde on lower landes, And the longe browne playne that before itte lies.
But thys is more playne in the latine because of the concordes, albeit in englyshe for the verbe we may vse this example.
The playne and euident speche is learned of Gramarians, and it keepeth the oracion pure, and without all faute, and maketh that euerye thyng may seme to be spoken purelye apertlye, and clerelye.
In speakynge and wrytynge nothyng is more folyshe than to affecte or fondly to laboure to speake darkelye for the nonce, sithe the proper vse of speach is to vtter the meaning of our mynd with as playne wordes as maye be.
In it is a fayre playne grene, and a fountaine in it.
Knwe then 'tis thy case, and my case a most playne case, and concernes the booty in that cap-case.
Byrlady, worst answered of a playne fellowe; but that you may knowe him the better, hee had too handsome streete-singing-fact lasses in his companye.
Plaigne ou ne plaigne point, “Playne or playne nothyng, Ie naray iamais I shall haue neuer Compaignie auecq vous Companye with you Tant come ie viue, As longe as I lyue, 16 Ou la vie ou corps auray.
Instruccion / acordynge vnto your age Playne in sentence / but playner in langage 14 THE ORIEL TEXT.
Tary we lang, a playnefeild thai will get; “Apon thaim sone sa weill we may nocht set.
On this playne feild we will thaim nocht abid; 635 “To sum gud strenth my purpos is to ryd.
Quhen Wallace had weyle wenquist to the playne The falss terand that had his fadyr slayne; His brothyr als, quhilk was a gentill knycht, Fol.
The worthi Scottis, apon the tothir side, The playne feild tuk, on fute maid thaim to bid.
The cummyng than off erll Patrik was seyn: The houss he left, and to the mur is gayn, A playne feild thar with hiss ost he has tayn.
Till Wallace come, and maid a playne record; 1260 With witnes thar be his ayth he him band, Lauta to kep to Wallace and Scotland.
The hill thai left, and till a playne is gayne; Wallace him selff the wantguard he has tayne: 500 With him was Boid and Awchinlek but dreid, With a thousand off worthi men in weid.
All off a will, as I trow, set ar we, 465 “In playne battaill can nocht weill scumfit be.
Than thai inclynd all with a gudly will; His playne commaund thai hecht for to fullfill.
On Setterday on to the bryg thai raid, Off gud playne burd was weill and junctly maid; Gert wachis wait that nane suld fra thaim pass.
The pees is as it were a sacrament To-fore the god, and shal with wordes playne 310 Withouten any double entendement Be treted; for the trouthe can nat feyne.
Ther is no man that jangleth busily, And set his hert and al his mynd therfore, That by resoun may playneso pitously 335 As he that hath moche hevinesse in store.
Ascensius declynsons, with the playne Expositor, without date, place, or printer's name.
In so much that the playne pore people did make very much of akornes; and a sickness of a strong fever did sore molest the commons that yere, the like whereof was never heard of there.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "playne" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
