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And assone as thei espie the beaste, thei come costing together rounde aboute and enclose her.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

The next day we sent our Carauel and the Sawsie – Iack to the road of Saint Michael, to see what they could espie: we following after them vpon the 27 day, plying to and fro, came within sight of S. Michael, but by contrary windes the 28 29 and 30 dayes wee were driuen to leewarde, and could not get neere the

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

A Castell there we gan espie, this made vs doubt the more.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The which we mist or could espie, no man that durst keepe ought.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

And after he had well marked her dwelling place, he many times passed and repassed before the doore, to espie if he might get some loke or other fauour of her, that began already to gouerne the bridle of his thoughtes, and if it chaunced that the gentleman beheld her, she shewed herselfe curteous and amiable, indued with grace so good as he neuer departed ill contented out of the streate.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

By reason whereof hee was verie sorowefull and discomforted, lamentable casting his eyes about, to espie if it wer possible that at the lest he might shroude him selfe free from the snowe: and by chaunce he sawe a house vpon the walles of the Castell, vnder whiche he determined to reste tyll it was daye, and repairing thether, he found vnder the house a doore,

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

And being arriued neere that part of the coast of Spaine, vvich is called the Moores, vvee happened to espie diuerse Sailes, vvich kept their course close by the shore, the vveather being faire and calme.

Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges

He thorowe warriours gratch fayre Elstrid did espie.

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

Italy the year of our Lord six hundred and sixty eight, and they were accustomed to have long beards, wherefore on a time, as it is said, certain spies came to espie them, whereof Alboin had knowledge, and commanded that all the women should unbind their hair and bind it under their chins in such wise that they should seem men.

The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900