Isobel Young, spous to George Smith, was burnt, in 1629, for curing cattle, as well as for the other crimes belonging to a witch.
Margaret Wallace (1622), spous to John Dynning, merchant and citizen of Glasgow, hated Cuthbert Greg.
Item, Helen Stirk, spous to James Ranoldsone, convicted Becaus of art and part in breaking the Acts of Parliament, in dishonouring the Virgin Marie.
Whairto the said Johnne answered ofter then ones, "That the spousof Christ had nether power nor authoritie against the word of God.
Quhou faris the child Ascanyus now of lait, Quham to the bayr Crevse, thi spous and joy, That tyme enduryng the sege lay about Troy?
This ilk Phenix also engendrit Philistenes, quhilk begat this Sycheus, otherwys callit Sicarbas, spous to this ilk Dido, and gret preste to Hercules.
Bot I, the spous of the gret Jupiter, Quhilk sa onhappy al ways I mycht fynd Thame til ennoy consait lest nocht behynd, Quhilk hes myself in propir person eik 15 Turnyt and writhit all wentis I couth seik, Am now venquist be a man, this Ene.
Hym followys to the feild, ane schame to say, Hys spous Egiptiane, queyn Cleopatra.
In 1591 a member of the family of Douglas of Drumlanrig, "Barbara Naipar, spous to Archibald Douglas," was accused of witchcraft and condemned to be burned on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "spous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
