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- noun Plural form of
aduenture .
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Examples
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The bodies aboue to haue their course, not at all aduentures and without rule, but by an inuiolable lawe of God, acordyng to his ordenaunce and will moste certein.
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Thei haue prophecied vnto kinges, many aduentures.
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And that hervnto thei all agreinge, at wilde aduentures, withoute knowing what thei did, tooke their iorney.
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The description of a voyage made by certaine ships of Holland into the East Indies, with their aduentures and successe; together with the description of the countries, townes, and inhabitantes of the same: who set forth on the second of Aprill, 1595, and returned on the 14 of August, 1597.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But in conclusion, for their paines and aduentures this way (as diuers do now adayes other wayes) as worthy Gentlemen sent from princes, to doe their countrey good, I put them in your memorie, with my hearty farewell.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Hollanders, to and from the East Indies, with their aduentures and successe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And when our Chancellours shall send our aduenture, with the said Marchants or their Factors, they to take our aduentures with them, and to sell, and to barter for such wares as shalbe meete for our Treasurie, and to returne it into our Treasurie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The priuate signet of the Sophie was a round printed marke about the bignes of a roial, onely printed vpon the same paper without any waxe or other seale, the letters seem so mishapen and disordered, that a man would thinke it were somewhat scribled in maner at aduentures.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Chanceler, that they were resolute, and prepared vnder his direction and gouernment, to make proofe and triall of all aduentures, without all feare or mistrust of future dangers.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But if God spare me lyfe, I truste hereafter to make it an introducciõ, wherbi our youth not onlye shall saue that moste precious Iewell, Time, whyle they wander by them selues, readynge at all aduentures sundry and varyous authors: but that also thei shalbe able better to vnderstande and iudge of the goodlye gyftes and ornamentes in mooste famous and eloquente oratoures.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes Richard Sherry
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