affraie

But neither the one part nor the other was minded to giue ouer: in so much that the horssemen alighting on foot, and putting their horsses from them, entered the battell amongst the footmen, and thus they continued with equall aduantage till night came on, which parted the affraie, being one of the sorest foughten

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

Cryes, yatte welle myghte the stouteste hartes affraie.

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

Distraughte [65] affraie [66], wythe lockes of blodde-red die,

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

(The rostlyng liff doth theyr whytte hartes affraie [7],)

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

Nowe to the Tourneie [74]; who wylle fyrste affraie [75]?

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

The cause whie they haunte solitarie places, it is by reason, that they may affraie and brangle the more the faith of suche as them alone hauntes such places.

Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

They can make spirites either to follow and trouble persones, or haunt certaine houses, and affraie oftentimes the inhabitantes: as hath bene knowen to be done by our Witches at this time.

Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

They may do to both, to the innocent sort, either to affraie them, or to seeme to be a better sorte of folkes nor vncleane spirites are, and to the Witches, to be a cullour of safetie for them, that ignorant

Daemonologie. King of England James I 1595

* la partie qi face tiel Taflaut ou affraie, foy rende devaunt le

Precedents of proceedings in the House of commons; with observations .. 1796