Wherof I suppose that Thomas Bagham is remembred that I brought hym oones from my Lady a purs and v.
I shuld a' come to zow, but, so help me God, my purs may no ferther.
Forthi tomorwe in other place 170 I wole it fonde for to selle, And if it wol noght with him duelle, Bot crepe into mi purs a[gh]ein, Than dar I saufly swere and sein It is the vertu of the ston.
Bot whan that he cam elleswhere 180 In presence of his wif at hom, Out of his purs and that he nom His gold, he fond his ston withal.
Thee lakketh noon array ne no vitaille, Of silver in thy purs shaltow nat faille.
This purs hath she inwith hir bosom hid, (700) And wente hir wey; ye gete namore of me.
And in a purs of silk, heng on his sherte, He hath it put, and leyde it at his herte.
Fra tyme he gat the purs in hand He kyndlie ‘Cousin’ callit me, And baid me gar him understand My buseness all haillalie, And swair that he My trew and faythfull friend sould be In courte as I pleis him command.
Bayth gold and silver I him schew; Than he did rew That he unkindlie me misknew; And hint[1154] the pursfest in his neif.
My hand I put into my sleif, And furthe of it ane purs I drew, And said I brocht it him to geif[1153].
Fulofte also be lyhte of day Yit wole he stele and make assay; Under the cote his hond he put, Til he the mannes Purs have cut, 6520 And rifleth that he fint therinne.
Forthi tomorwe in other place I wole it fonde forto selle, And if it wol noght with him duelle, Bot crepe into mi purs ayein, Than dar I saufly swere and sein, 5110 It is the vertu of the Ston.
Of whiche I have y-piked out the beste, Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir cheste.
Egerton 2726) have the six lines following:-- 'Of whiche I have pyked out the beste Both of here nether purs and of here cheste.
And if he gyveth ought to povere gomes, Telle what he deleth, {264} Povere of possession in purs And in cofre bothe.
And but I it hadde by oother wey, At the laste I stale it; Or priveliche his purs shook, And unpikede hise lokes; Or by nyghte or by daye Aboute was ich evere, Thorugh gile to gaderen The good that ich have.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "purs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
