For if he presently prevaile there, at our doores, farewell the traficque that els wee have there (whereof wise men can say moche).
Sidenote: An ensample whiche proveth that horsemen with staves, cannot prevaile against footemen with Pikes, and what great advauntage the armed have, againste the unarmed.
I would make also, as the antiquitie, those whiche should serve on horsebacke to exercise, the whiche is moste necessarie, for that besides to know how to ride, thei muste knowe how on horsebacke thei maie prevaile of them selves.
Give but your consent, You know not how the state may be enclind To dispensation, we may prevaile Vpon the Heralds office afterward.
As for passage they doubted not but they should prevaile with the master of the ship who did lye one shoare that night, but came the next morning on shipboard, in the meane time they entertayned mee with the best accomodation they had.
Now the day and night were even parting, darkenes increasing apace, whilst I still continued to walke, with many intreaties that hee would dismis mee, promising him 20 pistolls for his reward, but I could not prevaile with him.
The answer will be, That which yearesprevaile over.
He has, it seemes, Some confidence to prevaile upon your liking That he hath bought so many Bride laces.
If one demanded whether hee should vanquish his enemies, and prevaile in pursuite of theeves, they said that this enemy should be tyed and yoked to him: and his pursuits after theeves should be prosperous.
To whom he answered, Madam in the office of your bounty shall prevaile herein, but the insolencie of some is not to be supported.
I thought all their guifts, songs, and speeches should prevaile nothing with mee.
All these sayings could prevaile nothing uppon people that will avoid all slaughter.
Such things can prevaile much uppon such a wild, credulous nation; their minds alltogether for the warrs in which they delight most of any thing in the world.
No; farewell Poppea, Farewell Poppea and farewell all Love: Yet thus much shall it still prevaile in me That I will hate Nimphidius for thee.
Holy Sir, With these worke you the King and so prevaile That all these mischiefes Hull with Flagging saile.
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