And thou, Criseyde, o swete herte dere, Receyve now my spirit!
Also troweth and bileveth stedefastly, that he nis nat wel y-norissed ne wel y-taught, that can nat have pacience or wol nat receyve pacience.
Privee penaunce is thilke that men doon alday for privee sinnes, of whiche we shryve us prively and receyve privee penaunce.
But finally y-comen is the day 1700 That to the chirche bothe be they went For to receyve the holy sacrement.
I hope here aftyr within short tyme; as I receyve for yow, I hope to yeff yow a trew acownt; and this is all that I have receyvyd for yow zytt, sen ye departyd hens.
I have sette dayes to purvey but [their] money ayenst the first weke of cleene Lenton, and than they schul have an answere who shal receyve it.
Plesith it your maisterschip to witte that I have been at Burnewyll in Nacton to receyve the rentes and fermys of the tenauntes.
London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve my lord of Bedford.
Item to twelve prebendaries iche of them for the corpus of his promotion viii^{li} which he shall receyve certaynly by yere and accordinge whereunto he shall paye the tenthes and fyrste xx fruytes iiii xvi li.
Fyrste for the Deane for the corpus of his promotion which he shall certaynlye receyve and accordinge wherunto he shall paye the tenthes and fyrst frutes xl li.
That thee is sent, receyve in buxumnesse, 15 The wrastling for this worlde axeth a fal.
I nil receyve to my servyse 2185 Hem that ben vilayns of empryse.
Also we ordeyne and injoine that nonne have ne receyve noo schuldrin wyth hem into the house forseyde, but yif that the profite of the comonys turne to the vayle of the same howse.
Lammesse next comyng; We pray yow that ye woll receyve the forsayd money for us and delyver it un to Maister Brakle as we trust yow.
I walked aboute all the lordeschippes and spake with all the fermours and tennaunts that longen to the maner to undrestande her disposessyon and to receyve money of hem; and I fynde [them] ryght weele disposed to you.
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It was ordered that-- [Sidenote: An order that the Seconde Wardein shall receyve all fynes quartrage and other casualtyes.
The second Wardein shall receyve all maner of Receite as fynes quartrag for prentises, for fremen and all other casualtyes whatsoev{r} yt be.
You have a cuntrye house, Let that receyve you: when you thence departe Your life is forfayte.
And, Sir, because I will not have it rest within my power At anye tyme to wronge or to traduce Your honour by a probable suspytion, Receyve thys letter which atts buryall I founde in's pockett.
As for that mayd Still let her frantique love receyve repulse And crowne thy contynence; for though I was Content the queene should stray, yet thys[90] I would not have to fall for chrystendome.
If such a pleasure you receyve by this, I tell you, Madam, I shall shortly have His whole proportion cut in Alabaster, Armd as he was when he encountred here, Which kneeling shall be set upon his tombe.
You, worthy Pembrooke[155], And all your followers, shall receyve our favours In plenteous largesse.
Thees freers do receyve yerly owt of [thorn]exchequer of [thorn]e Kinges almys l markes.
And lordes children sholde serven, Bothe God and good men, As here degree asketh; Some to synge masses, Others sitten and wryte, Rede and receyve That Reson oughte spende.
Were the myddel of myn hand Y-maymed or y-perissed, I sholde receyve right noght Of that I reche myghte.
These fyve uowels be consonantes when they receyve nat their full sounde, as in this worde jamais the fyrst a is a uowell, and the seconde is a consonant.
Also diuerse comunications by way of dialoges, to receyve a messager from the emperour, the frenche kynge, or any other prince.
But if hosen and shune thou never gav'st nean, Every night and awle, The whinnes shall prick thee to the bare beane, And Chryst receyve thy sawle.
From brigge of dread that thou may'st passe, Every night and awle, To purgatory fire thou com'st at last, And Chryst receyve thy sawle.
If ever thou gav'st either hosen or shune, Every night and awle, Sit thee down and put them on, And Chryst receyve thy sawle.
From whynne moore then thou may'st passe, Every night and awle, To brigge of dread thou com'st at last, And Christ receyve thy sawle.
If e'er thou gav'st either meate or drinke, Every night and awle, The fire shall never make thee shrynke, And Chryst receyve thy sawle.
But yf meate and drinke thou never gav'st neane, Every night and awle, The fire shall burn thee to the bare beane, And Chryst receyve thy sawle.
When those from hence dost passe awaye, Every night and awle, To whinnye moore thou com'st at last, And Chryste receyvethy sawle.
Well, quod he, and I receyve you, rescue or no rescue.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "receyve" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
