And iust at four of the Clocke the Mayden of Madonna Lucia stoode at the dore to wayte for the comminge of Maister Anselmo, who within a while after came, and gladly was let in by the mayde, and by hir conducted vp to hir Bed side.
And thus they been acorded and y-sworn To wayte a tyme, as I have told biforn.
Myn housbond is so ful of Ialousye, That but ye wayte wel and been privee, 3295 I woot right wel I nam but deed,' quod she.
Betre is to wayte upon the tyde 1780 Than rowe ayein the stremes stronge: For thogh so be thee thenketh longe, Per cas the revolucion Of hevene and thi condicion Ne be noght yit of on acord.
Vpon whom do wayte (as meete it is) inferiour persones, eche one vouchsafing to tell what hee was, in the transitorie trade of present life.
For ony thinge / kepe your tretye thens Enuye is ful of froward reprehens And how to hurte / lyeth euer in a wayte Kepe your quayer / that it be not ther bayte 532 Explicit the book of curtesye.
I'm come to wayte on you at the famous revell here, to help celebrate the festivall of St. Peter.
He could from the pulpit plainly see them, and 'twas their custome in sermon to go there, and about the end of sermon to returne to wayte on their masters).
Sir Eglamour, the Justice intends towayte on any ladies come and dine with you.
James Swynard came that Lady before, shee let him see thorrow the weme of her ring how many there was of English lords to wayte there for his Master and him.
A canon in Hereforde, that kepte a good house, toke into his seruice a gentilmans sonne, to trane and bryng hym vp, to wayte and serue at the table.
Th' emperour, moued with pite, gaue an annuite to fynde hym and a seruaunt to wayte vpon him.
To gaine her loue, I ought not to haue assayed her chaste bodye by force, but rather by seruice and humble pacience, to wayte and attend till loue did vanquishe.
Osney-abbey, and strike at the bayte, and so be harled in the string, which the wayte of the counter would make cling about ther wings.
He was much addicted to his humours, and would suffer persons of quality to wayte sometimes some houres at his dore, with coaches, before he would recieve them.
I remember he kept a pretty young wench to wayte on him, which I guesse he made use of for warmeth-sake as king David did, and tooke care of her in his will, as also of his man servant.
He was preferred to the first dutches of Richmond to wayte on her as a page.
Botte thos to leave thee, Birtha, dothe asswaie Moe torturynge peynes yanne canne be sedde bie tyngue, Yette rouze thie honoure uppe, and wayte the daie, Whan rounde aboute mee songe of warre heie synge.
That warnes al lovers wayte upon their king, Who now is coming forth with girland crouned.
And if I knew that my Lord shuld have the office in sertayn, than I wold wayte upon youre good maystyrshyp there to opteyne the patent, if it plesyd youre good maystirship to gete me the graunt, &c.
And so he comaundyd ous to a wayte uppon hym, for he wold be at London a yen uppon Tewysday next; and soo we have non awnswer as yet.
Scheryf letted hem and other, and they make ther awaunte were that I may be goten I schul dye; and so they lye in a wayte for to myscheve me, Dawbeney, and Wyks; and so I dare not ryde out alone withoute a man with me.
From thence Sir Williams both going by water home, I took Mr. Wayte to the Rhenish winehouse, and drank with him and so parted.
Shee tooke her sword & her targett in hand, bidding all such as wold, wayte on her band.
The lazar under the gallowes tree Was comelye, straight and tall; King Henrye made him his head stewarde To wayte withinn his hall.
This is the answer of John Wayte to a bill put against him by John Bishop before the King in his Chancery.
And wayte a-nother sterre that sit lyne-right under A, and under the pol, and clepe that sterre F.
Certeinly we ben deceyved; 340 For, though your love laste a sesoun, Wayte upon the conclusioun, And eek how that ye determynen, And for the more part diffynen.
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