Did man (thinke you) come wrangling into the world, about no better matters, then all his lifetime to make priuy searches in Burchin lane for Whalebone doublets, or for pies of Nightingale tongues in Heliogabalus his kitchin?
The manner of Poesie by which they uttered their bitter taunts, and priuy nips, or witty scoffes and other merry conceits.
The manner of poesie by which they vttered their bitter tauntes or priuy nippes, and witty scoffes and other merry conceits.
Maiesties father for a few Psalmes of Dauid turned into English meetre by Sternhold, made him groome of his priuy chamber, & gaue him many other good gifts.
Or as king Henry the eight said to one of his priuy chamber, who sued for Sir Anthony Rowse, knight of Norfolke, that his Maiestie would be good vnto him, for that he was an ill begger.
Also how Frauncis the Frenche king made Sangelais, Salmonius, Macrinus, and Clement Marot of hispriuy Chamber for their excellent skill in vulgare and Latine Poesie.
This way is full of priuy rocks and quicke-sands, so that sometimes we durst not saile by night, but by the prouidence of God we saw nothing, nor neuer found bottom vntill we came to the coast of India.
And after they had contented eche others troubled heart with millions of amorous lookes which oftentimes interchangeably encountred and met together, the burning Beames gaue sufficient testimony of loue's priuy onsettes.
In the meane time the Kyng depriued Rustanus of all his offices, and promotions, and tooke away from him the priuy Signet whereof he had the keeping, and deliuered it to Achmat Bascha.
And caring no longer for him, she straight way shut fast the priuy doore whereat he went forth when he fell.
Afterwardes, Menalippus remembring the constancie of his frende, and the crueltye by him stoutly suffered, went to Phalaris and confessed vnto him that not onely he was priuy to that treason, but also was the aucthour thereof.
Quene ANNE of Hungarie, the good nature and liberalitye of a Quene: and with what industry Gentlewomen of priuy chamber ought to preferre the sutes of the valiant, and of such as haue wel serued the common welth.
The houre come when he thought good to repayre to the Queene, he went vnto hir, and gaue hir to vnderstand by one of the priuy Chamber, that he was attendant there to know hir pleasure.
Let mistresse Paolina of the priuy Chamber to this Queene Anne, render example for preferment of sutch as be worthy to be cherished and esteemed.
The same Ephestion of all men was best beloued of Alexander, brought vp in his company from his youth, and most priuy with him in all thinges.
Where, among other, hauing slaine his Chancelor called Nicholas Schinick, they found about him the kings priuy seale.
If thou art priuy to thy Countries Fate (Which happily foreknowing may auoyd) Oh speake.
The King ha's made him Master o'th' Iewell House, And one already of the Priuy Councell 2 He will deserue more 3 Yes without all doubt.
Sir Thomas Louell, is the Banket ready I'th' Priuy Chamber?
The God himselfe did pensiue seeme and sad, And hong adowne his head, as he did dreame: 8 For priuy loue his brest empierced had, Ne ought but deare Bisaltis ay could make him glad.
Ne was she ignoraunt of that lewd lore, 6 But in his eye his meaning wisely red, And with the like him answerd euermore: 8 She sent at him one firie dart, whose hed Empoisned was with priuy lust, and gealous dred.
For, he argues in the third chapter of his 'Priuy Counsels', the necessities of nature are so base and brutish that in obeying them we are apt to forget that we are the noblest creatures of the universe.
At the Priuy chamber doore two noble men tooke the Ambassadour by ech arme one, and put their fingers within his sleeues, and so brought him to the great Turke where he sumptuously sate alone.
The best pieces of Ordinance were brought foorth vnto that side of the towne, where the battery was looked for to be made: and they madepriuy fences to couer the better their cannon shot withall.
All this time they trode on cloth of golde, most of the Noble men that sate on the South side of the Priuy chamber sate likewise on cloth of golde.
To the right honourable and his singular good Lord, and onely Patron the Earle of Leicester, Baron of Denbigh, Knight of the honourable order of the Garter, one of the Queenes Maiesties most honourable priuy Councell &c.
Giuen under our Priuy Seale at our Pallace of Westminster.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "priuy" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
