And hereupon also our allowance of drinke, which was scant ynough before, was yet more scanted, because of thescarcitie thereof in the shippe.
Such scarcitie of bread was at | London and throughout England that many dyed for want | thereof.
It may be theft is so seuerely punished of them, for that the nation is oppressed with scarcitie of all things necessary, and so poore, that euen for miserie they strangle their owne children, preferring death before want.
And if the spring be drie, then fewe shall the fruites of the trées be, yet good, and the scarcitie of corne shal be that yeare.
And the ouermuch falling of raine, frostes or haile, especially in the spring time, and in the winter time, whilst the corne is yet as grasse, the excesse of raine also doth then threaten the scarcitie of vittailes to ensue that yeare.
And if that part also of sommer shal be weat, in which the corne doth then fall vnto ripenesse, that rather ought to be drie, doth after signifie the scarcitie both of corne and other fruites of the earth.
And yet the plentie of fruites of the trées, although there be a likelyhood of the scarcitie of corne and oyle in that yeare.
And the great plentie of beanes, after the opinion of the common husbandmen, through the much raine fallen, doth fore shewe the scarcitie of corne, and especially of wheate that yeare.
And nowe the Haruest moyster than customably doth putrifie the Grapes, and causeth a small yéelde of wines that yeare, with the scarcitie of other fruites.
And the great store of windes, not only cause little fruites, but scarcitie of corne to ensue that yeare.
And if the sommer be drier than customably, then shal follow the scarcitie of corne, yet the Sommer fruites shall that yeare be sound, the fishes then die, and most sharpe sicknesses shall raine that yeare.
For when any of these qualities shall excéede in the proper time, but especially in that time, which to the corne and fruites do not agrée, then shall dearth and scarcitie both of fruites and corne ensue.
For if in the Oke apple be founde Wormes, or Magots, then they signifie (after the opinion of auncient husbandmen) to the dearth and scarcitie in that yeare.
And if in the latter part of Haruest it be moyster, then in the yere following shal ensue the scarcitie of corne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scarcitie" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
