And so it was done, and all manner of purveyance purveyed, that there lacked nothing that might be gotten of tame nor wild for gold or silver.
So in all haste there was made purveyance for Sir Marhaus, and he had all things that to him needed; and so he departed out of Ireland, and arrived up in Cornwall even fast by the Castle of Tintagil.
The 'famous rights of purveyance and preemption' were abolished by 12 Car.
By the destruction of the scandalous prerogatives of Purveyance and Preemption, a limit was set to the power of the sovereign to vex his refractory subjects.
And therefore, all the purveyance that he had ordained to make the temple with he took it Solomon his son, and he made it.
From a man be entered into the sea he shall pass till one of the havens of Lumbardy, for there is the best making of purveyance of victuals; or he may pass to Genoa or Venice or some other.
James showed his displeasure at the want of compliance displayed by the Commons by refusing to accept a scheme of commutation of his rights of purveyance and wardship, which had now grown so burdensome.
The two principal grievances were, purveyance and the incidents of military tenure.
A bill to regulate, or probably to suppress, purveyance was thrown out by the Lords.
Purveyance was a very ancient topic of remonstrance; but both the inadequate revenues of the Crown, and a supposed dignity attached to this royal right of spoil, had prevented its abolition from being attempted.
The prerogative of purveyance was one of those ancient rights of sovereignty which in practice were most annoying to the people.
So when Sir Launcelot understood wherefore King Arthur made this jousting, then he made such purveyance that La Beale Isoud should behold the jousts in a secret place that was honest for her estate.
We may judge of the great grievance of purveyance by this circumstance, that the purveyors often gave but sixpence for a dozen of pigeons, and twopence for a fowl.
Purveyance and preëmption were also methods of taxation, unequal, arbitrary, and oppressive.
For certeinly, I sey for no bobance, Yet was I never with-outen purveyance 570 Of mariage, nof othere thinges eek.
And so the next day I arose and went forth, and found the ship, in which I entered, and, by the purveyance of God, was I brought into this island the seventh day after.
And anon there came one, by the purveyance of God, which served them well of meat and drink, for every monk had set before him a fair white loaf and white roots and herbs which were right delicious, but they wist not what roots they were.
The first of March I received from Mr. Robert Smith, Messenger of the Navy, 8 commissions of purveyance and other business concerning the Navy under the Broad Seal of England directed to me.
We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual.
This was, indeed, a great complaint, which was frequently brought to Parliament against all the princes of the blood of those times, who used the privilege of purveyance to plunder the defenceless people at will.
So in all haste there was made purveyance for Sir Marhaus, and he had all things that to him needed, and so he departed out of Ireland, and arrived up in Cornwall, even fast by the castle of Tintagil.
So when Sir Launcelot understood wherefore king Arthur made this justing, then he made such purveyance that La Beale Isoud should behold the justs in a secret place that was honest for her estate.
And so then they departed either from other, and then either party made them ready on the morn for to do battle, and great purveyance was made on both sides.
And so it was done, and all manner of purveyance purveyed that there lacked nothing that might be gotten of tame nor wild for gold or silver.
James in turn showed his resentment by passing over the attempts made to commute for a fixed sum the oppressive rights of Purveyance and Wardship.
The feudal tenures and dues, with the prerogative rights of purveyance and pre-emption, which had been abolished by order of the parliament, could not be restored.
Great Britain is, I believe, the only monarchy in Europe where the oppression of purveyance has been entirely abolished.
It is the only country of Europe in which the obligation of purveyance is abolished, 161.
Not only the king, but several great lords, insisted upon this right of purveyance within certain districts.
I say that in the fieldes walked we Till truely we had such dalliance This clerk and I, that of mypurveyance I spake to him, and saide how that he If I were widdow, shoulde wedde me.
Wherefore by degrees the powers of purveyancehave declined, in foreign countries as well as our own; and particularly were abolished in Sweden by Gustavus Adolphus, toward the beginning of the last century[r].
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