Scotland from St. Andrews in 1583 to Queen Elizabeth: 'I have staied Maister Spenser upon the letter quhilk is written with my auin hand quhilk sall be readie within tua daies.
And so was the commotion staied without bloudshed, the armie as it were hauing by couenant obtained to liue licentiouslie, and the capteine suertie to liue without danger to be murthered.
August, where they landed their goods, and staiedat that place till the 30.
Hauing staied here some three or foure daies in prouiding of cariages and other necessaries for their iourney, they departed thence and came to Shamaky, which is foure dayes iourney from the aforesayd Shauaran.
But when he considered that the Lords alone, should lodge within the Fort, he was of good cheare again, and staied vpon his first intent.
The Indians of Guachoya kept back before they came at the towne, and staied without, beholding the successe of the Christians with the men of Nilco.
The Cacique of Coligoa gaue a guide to Cayas, and staied behind in his owne towne.
The horsemen tooke two Indians, and returned with them to the Riuer, where the Gouernour staied for them.
They staied two daies there: And departed from thence vnto the place, where the arme of the Riuer entreth into the sea.
He staied three daies by the way, and the day that he came thither, he found the towne abandoned: for the Indians durst not tarrie his comming.
They sailed two daies more, and landed in a Bay or arme of the Sea, where they staied two daies.
He found the towne without people, and lodged in it: he staied there about a day; during which, he made some roades, and tooke many men and women.
For they were entred alreadie into the beginning of October: and if they staied any longer, they were not able to returne for raine and snowes, nor to sustaine themselues in so poore a countrey.
Marie, as some of the papists gaue out, and also would haue had hir to haue obteined, but God also staiedtheir malices, and hir challenge.
Being past the Arth, & hauing staied there a while bicause we found some [Sidenote: Ris alias Wereie.
Edward the third went to the siege of Calis, thereby to furnish himselfe the better toward the seruice of his prince, it came to passe that hestaied longer beyond the sea than he supposed.
To be short, they came not vnto the barre at all, whervpon he staied for that daie.
But they staied hereupon a good space, with long deliberation, which made my heart (God wot) and spirit greatly to quaile.
The English fleet that should haue come from Berwike, and kept alongst the coast to haue furnished the armie with victuals, was staied and holden backe with contrarie winds, so that the armie began to be in great necessitie of victuals.
But the king by some in that councell withstood the archbishop openlie, and with menaces staied him from concluding any thing that might preiudice his roiall liberties and prerogatiues.
They arriued at Blay, about the midst of Lent, and staied there till towards Easter.
The king laie the most part of this winter at Gant, in the which meane time there chanced sedition betweene th' Englishmen & the Gantners, insomuch that the Welshmen had set fire on the towne, if the king had not staied the matter.
But yet this victorie and others the like, staied not the Frenchmen from working treason dailie, insomuch that diuers townes turned to the part of K.
The archbishop of Canturburie and the duke of Quimbre, called the prince of Portingale, rode eight times in one daie betweene the two parties, and so the matter was staied for a time.
But at the last hauing found her and the Barke Talbot in her companie, vvhich staied by great hap vvith her, vvas readie to take their men out of her, for the sauing of them.
Dear Sir, Your kind Letter of September 27 came to hand but very lately, the Bearer having staied long in Holland.
Besides, I might, if I had staied at home, have won perhaps two Shillings of you at Cribbidge.
Yett the party that went away would have staied in case Sharpe had nott beene made capt.
She comes to an Anchor with in a quarter of a mile of the Shore, and a fryar and 4 Negro's getts ashore uppon a Planck and takes to the woods, but some staied on borde the barque.
When the Indians saw that they were readie, they staied a crossebowe shot from the place where the Gouernour was neere a brooke.
After they had staied a while in our ships, they began to be sory, and stil demanded of me when they should returne.
In the way three Indians were taken, which said, that the Ladie of that Countrie had notice alreadie of the Christians, and staied for them in a towne of hers.
He staied in Mauilla, because of the wounded men, eight and twentie daies: all which time he lay in the field.
Hee staied there sixe daies because of a Riuer that passed by it, which at that time was very hie; and assoone as the Riuer suffered him to passe, he set forward, and lodged at a towne named Vllibahali.
The Gouernour and those which staied with him bought horses and proceeded on their iournie.
Hee tried twice or thrice afterwards to goe to the house, but in the same place where he was staied at first, he was still staied: Belike, the Deuill stood there Centinell, kept his station well.
After three yeares were passed ouer, in a morning betimes he went to towne before his dame; who, upon some occasion, staied a little behind.
It happened in the citie of Salamin in the kingdome of Cyprus (wherein is a good hauen) that a ship loaden with merchandize staied there for a short space.
But that which brought him into best reputation, was his great hardinesse, whereof the common reporte and brute was nothing impeached or staied for all his youth.
Vpon the end of those words he let fal many teares, and being staied with sobbs and sighes he was able to speake no more.
Short was staied at Nangasaque, at his first arivall, for a padre, but after released, when they knew whoe he was.
The 9 of Nouember I arriued again at Venice in good health, where I staied nine daies, and the 25 of the same moneth I came to Augusta, and staied there but one day.
Maries sound, where we staied all night, and 4 dayes after.
And the 4 day we arriued at the port of Argier aforesaid, where we staied till the first of March.
We ankred in the Northwest side of the sayd Ile in a faire Baie of eight fadomes water and faire sand, but here we staied not, but the fourth day weighed and sailed to another Iland called S.
There staied Balthasar Gagus a great traueiler 5 moneths, who describeth that place after this maner.
But king Henrie staied six daies, and sixtéene too, without hearing any word of the gouernors comming.
By reason of the kings sudden cōming in this sort, they staied from assaulting the towne of Shrewesburie, [Sidenote: The lord Persie exhorteth his complices to stick to their tackle.
Maie, hauing sight of Callis, the ships lay to the lee ward, and staied for the rereward.
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