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Schoole, a Clocke, with a verie faire large diall; he had within that Schoole a roome the which he called his privie schoole, with manie weapons therein, where he did teach his schollers his secret fight, after he had perfectly taught them their rules.

Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Joseph Quincy Adams 1913

And this being well done, and orderly kept, your worst privie may be as sweet as your best chamber.

Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

And this being well done, and orderly kept, your worst privie may be as sweet as your best chamber.

Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

The houses and furniture belonging to them struck a foreigner with astonishment and pleasure [48]; "The neate cleanlinesse, the exquisite finenesse, the plesaunte and delightfull furniture in every point for household wonderfully rejoyced mee; their chambers and parlours, strawed over with sweet herbes, refreshed mee; their nosegayes finelye intermingled wyth sondry sortes of fragraunte floures in their bed-chambers and privie roomes, with comfortable smell cheered me up and entierlye delighted all my senses."

A History of English Prose Fiction Bayard Tuckerman

"Hee must now betake himself to prayer and devotion; _remember the founder, benefactors, head, and members of that famous foundation_: all which he performes with as much zeale as an actor after the end of a play, when hee prayes for his majestie, the lords of his most honourable privie councell, and all that love the king."

Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle

Apothecarye appointed by order of the lordes of the privie Councell to geve their attendaunce uppon the saide lady Arbella: viz. for the enterteynement of the saide Doctor Moundeforde for cl'tie dayes begonne the viij'th of Ffebruarie 1610 and ended the vij'th of Julie following 1611 at xxx's. per diem -- ccxxv'li.

Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 Various

After these six of the privie Counsell in Schollars gownes and civill hoods, everie one attended on by a Footman bearing on his jacket both behind and before his Lord's armes according to his office (as it is before mentioned) with torches alsoe in theire hands.

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson

Anne Leech said 'that her imps did usually suck those teats which were found about the privie parts of her body.

The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913

The profit he may reap here is by the particular description of the battels and exploits of warre wherein these gentlemen were present; some privie conferences, speeches, or secret actions of some princes that then lived, and the practices managed, or negotiations directed by the Lord of Langeay, in which doubtless are verie many things well worthy to be knowne, and diverse discourses not vulgare.

Of Bookes. 1909

"The generall assemblies answere to those fower Proposi - tions made by the commissioners to be presented to the Lors: of his Maties most honorble privie counsell."

The Records of the Virginia Company of London 1906