And if a Marchant so thrived, that he passed thrise over the wide seas, of his owne craft, he was thenceforth a Theins right worthie.
An ancient testimonie translated out of the olde Saxon lawes, containing among other things the aduancement of Marchants for their thrise crossing the wide seas, set downe by the learned Gentleman Master William Lambert pagina 500.
And if a Marchant so thriued, that he passed thrise ouer the wide seas, of his owne craft, he was thencefoorth a Theins right worthie.
Now by his soule that tooke our shape vpon him, To free vs from his fathers dreadfull curse, I am resolu’d that violent hands were laid, Vpon the life of this thrise famous Duke.
Thus is poore Suffolke ten times banished, ·daj180· Once by the King, but three times thrise by thee.
The cause why I vse this particular relation of all my proceedings for this discouery, is to stay this obiection, why hath not Dauis discouered this passage being thrise that wayes imploied?
Now had faire Cynthia by euen tournes 2 Full measured three quarters of her yeare, And thrise three times had fild her crooked hornes, 4 Whenas my wombe her burdein would forbeare, And bad me call Lucina to me neare.
Thrise happie man, who fares them both atweene: 6 But sith this wretched woman ouercome Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene, 8 Reserue her cause to her eternall doome, And in the meane vouchsafe her honorable toombe.
With which that happy name was first desynd, The which three times thrise happy hath me made, With guifts of body, fortune and of mind.
Then all the sonnes of these fiue brethren raynd By dew successe, and all their Nephewes late, 8 Euen thrise eleuen descents the crowne retaynd, Till aged Hely by dew heritage it gaynd.
And to augment her painefull pennance more, 2 Thrise euery weeke in ashes she did sit, And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 4 And thrise three times did fast from any bit: But now for feare her beads she did forget.
They met there twise or thrise a wéeke, in a faire tent prepared for the purpose, about nine of the clocke in the forenoone.
Of all the places by my sword subdued, Pitty of thee poore Zanthus moues me most; Thrise hast thou ben beseeged by thy foe, And thrise to saue thy liberty hast felt 2180 The fatall flames of thine owne cruell hand.
Then taketh him to his charge Iohn Foxe the gunner in the disposing of his pieces in order to the best effect, and sending his bullets towards the Turkes, who likewise bestowed their pieces thrise as fast toward the Christians.
As Iohn Fox was thriseshot through his apparell, and not hurt.
And the more to cause the workemen to haste them in their businesse, the sayd lord ouersawe them twise or thrise euery day.
XIV And to augment her painefull pennance more, Thrise every weeke in ashes she did sit, And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 120 And thrise three times did fast from any bit: But now for feare her beads she did forget.
Thrise happy man the knight himselfe did hold, Possessed of his Ladies hart and hand, And ever, when his eye did her behold, His heart did seeme to melt in pleasures manifold.
LI Thrise happy man, said then the father grave, Whose staggering steps thy steady hand doth lead, And shewes the way, his sinfull soule to save.
Allerton, and now by him againe, with other perticulers of like nature doubtfull, to be twise or thrise charged; as also a sume of 600^li.
With which that happy name was first desynd The which three times thrise happy hath me made, With guifts of body, fortune, and of mind.
The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trompet shrill hath thrisealready sounded.
For to this cities praise, Sir Richard Whittington Came to be in his dayes 95 Thrise Maior of London.
Have I twyse or thrise riden thruz the rowte, In what place that I come, of me thei shall ha[ve] doute.
For to this cities praise Sir Richard Whittington Came to be in his dayes Thrise Maior of London.
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