And the kyng besette the park alle aboughte that the Scottes schulde never escaped: but thorughtreson of the Mortymer they escapid everych on, and so the kyng was disceyved.
And the forsaid John Nyauncer and his men forsuoren the kynges lond, and passyd thorugh the citee of London toward Caleys in there schertes and breches, and ich of them a crosse in there hand.
Also this same yere Sire Edmond Wodestoke erle of Kent, the kynges uncle, was beheded at Wynchestre, thorugh procurment of the quene, the kynges modir, and of the Mortymer.
It is notoyrly knowen thorugh the vnyuersal world that there been ix worthy and the best that ever were.
Thow fettest myne in my place Ayeins alle reson, Falsliche and felonliche; Good feith me it taughte, To recovere hem thorugh raunson, And by no reson ellis.
And siththe oure Saveour suffred, The Sarzens so bigiled Thorugh a cristene clerk, Acorsed in his soule!
And right as hony is yvel to defie, 9730 And engleymeth the mawe; Right so he that thorugh reson Wolde the roote knowe Of God and of hise grete myghtes, Hise graces it letteth.
As holynesse and honeste 9790 Out of holy chirche spredeth Thorugh lele libbynge men That Goddes lawe techen; Right so out of holi chirche Alle yveles spryngeth, There inparfit preesthode is, Prechours and techeris.
God forbad to his folk, And fullyche defendede, 1170 They shoulden nought stodyen biforne Ne sturren her wyttes, But sodenly the same word With here mouth shewe, That weren given hem of God, Thorugh gost of hemselve.
Here may ye see that vertuous noblesse Cometh not to you by way of auncestrye, But it cometh thorugh leefful besinesse 75 Of honest lyfe, and not by slogardrye.
For thorugh thyn help I live; For elles deed hadde I be many a day.
Fabyan says that "upon the iiij day of July (an error for June) he rode with a goodly company thorugh the cytie towarde the see syde.
And yif thou coveitest by honour to gon biforn other folk, thou shalt defoule thy-self thorughhumblesse of axinge.
For alwey, whan Fortune semeth debonaire, than she lyeth falsly in bihetinge the hope of welefulnesse; but 10 forsothe contrarious Fortune is alwey soothfast, whan she sheweth hir-self unstable thorugh hir chaunginge.
For how Criseyde Troilus forsook, 15 Or at the leste, how that she was unkinde, Mot hennes-forth ben matere of my book, As wryten folk thorughwhich it is in minde.
And thus she sette hir woful herte a-fyre 720 Thorugh remembraunce of that she gan desyre.
For ther ben grete clerkes many oon, That destinee thorugh argumentes preve; And som men seyn that nedely ther is noon; 970 But that free chois is yeven us everichoon.
And certes yit hadde thilke same senat don by me, thorugh hir decrets and hir Iugements, as though it were a sinne or a felonie; that is to seyn, to wilne the savacioun of hem (sc.
Lewed men may likne yow thus, That the beem lith in youre eighen; And the festu is fallen For youre defaute, In alle maner men, Thorugh mansede preestes.
Patriarkes and prophetes, And prechours of Goddes wordes, Saven thorugh hir sermons Mannes soule fro helle.
For a baptized man may, As thise maistres telleth, Thorugh contricion come To the heighe hevene.
Kynges and knyghtes, That kepen holy chirche, And rightfully in remes Rulen the peple, Han pardon thorugh purgatorie To passen ful lightly, With patriarkes and prophetes In paradis to be felawe.
And thus God gaf hym a goost, Thorugh the godhede of hevene, {162} And of his grete grace Graunted hym blisse, And that is lif that ay shal laste To al his lynage after.
For as a man may noght see, That mysseth hise eighen; Na-moore kan no clerk, But if he caughte it first thorugh bokes.
And in this manere was man maad, 5240 Thorugh myght of God almighty, With his word and werkmanshipe, And with lif to laste.
I have a neghebore by me, I have anoyed hym ofte, 2660 And lowen on hym to lordes To doon hym lese his silver, And maad his frendes be his foon Thorugh my false tonge; His grace and his goode happes Greven me ful soore.
Youre fader she felledThorugh false biheste, And hath enpoisoned popes, And peired holy chirche.
Where of the forseid barge, thorugh mysgouernance of stearyng, fell vp on the pyles and ouerwhelmyd.
And so y^e Kyng and hise presoners of Frensshmen reden thorugh London vn to Westminster to mete.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thorugh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
