Princes flagge, yet durst not come neare vs, although we made signes vnto him, and after noone wee saw the land of Heissant, whereat we all reioyced.
We went with our boates vp the riuer seeking refreshing: but the Inhabitants gaue vs to vnderstand by signes that wee might returne, for there was nothing to be had.
Also we much marueiled, how the Iauans should tell vs of more shippes to come, making signes with their foure fingers and thumb, that foure Lyma (which word in their language signifieth shippes) were comming.
These birdes are alwaies about the said Cape, and are good signes of being before it.
Ianuarie there came some of the wild people aborde our ships, making signes to haue vs go on land, which we did, and there we had good Ryce and other fruits in great abundance.
Who-so that wol not by these signes be war, 180 I dar wel say, infortunat or nyce is.
Giue signes sweet girle, for heere are none but friends What Romaine Lord it was durst do the deed?
See how with signes and tokens she can scowle Chi.
But heere I vow these blacke and sable weeds, 1800 The outward signes of inward heauines, Shall changed be ere long to crimsen hew, And this soft raiment to a coate of steele, Caesar, no more I heare the mornefull songs.
But of our dallyance no more signes there are, Then fishes leave in streames, or Birds in aire.
But oft theuys in tornynge and metyng of wayes chaunge suche knottes and signes and begyle many men and brynge them out of the ryght waye by false tokens and sygnes.
XL Great joy was made that day of young and old, And solemne feast proclaimd throughout the land, That their exceeding merth may not be told: Suffice it heare by signes to understand 355 The usuall joyes at knitting of loves band.
And they made vs by signes to vnderstand, lying groueling with their faces vpon the ground, and making a noise downeward, that they worship the deuill vnder them.
Here we went on shore, where we had manifest signes of people where they had made their fire, and layed stone like a wall.
When they came vnto vs, we caused our Musicians to play, our selues dancing, and making many signes of friendship.
And to them of the Golden Hinde, they made signes of their distresse, pointing to their mouthes, and to their clothes thinne and ragged: then immediately they also of the Golden Hinde, grew to be of the same opinion and desire to returne home.
Our Generall by signes required his fiue men which they tooke captiue the last yeere, and promised them, not only to release those which he had taken, but also to reward them with great gifts and friendship.
Also they haue made signesvnto vs, that they haue seene gold, and such bright plates of mettals, which are vsed for ornaments amongst some people with whom they haue conference.
They be called signes properlye, whyche rysynge of the thynge it selfe that is in question come vnder the sences of menne, [Sidenote: Signes be referred to tyme.
Also of signes some bee necessary, as that he liueth whiche dothe breathe, and some probable, as bloude in the garmente, whych myghte also come oute of the nose, or otherwyse.
How, or wyth what maner it toke them, with what grieffe, and accidentes it helde theym, herafter then I wil declare, when I shal come to shewe the signes therof.
But all in vaine was it, our signes were now too bad, They would not vnderstand a whit of any thing they had.
The wilde man then did come, by signes nowe crieth the fiend Of those gay things to giue him some and I should be his friend.
I traffikt there that time for such things as they had, At night to ship I caried him, where I with clothes him clad, Yea, made him there good cheere, and he by signes againe Tolde vs that he would fraight vs then after a day or twaine.
And in like sort, the enemies were put from the breach, and few of them escaped, and all their banners and signes were left with vs.
Of chiromancia and phisiognomia, and other signes and tokens, and what euery one doth signifie.
Att the sun rising I awaked my brother, telling him by signes it was time to goe.
As we wandered in the afforesaid maner all a sunder, there comes a man alone out of the wood with a hattchett in his hand, with his brayer, & a cover over his shoulders, making signes aloud that we should come to him.
As soon as Companies F, G, I and L had moved up and taken position in the lines opposite Mont des Signes an attack was ordered.
Which being ended, they by signes made request to our Generall, to send something by their hands to their Hioh or king, as a token that his comming might be in peace.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "signes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
