arraie

Who so had in battaille or warre, withdrawen hymself from his bande, forsaken his place in the arraie, or not obeied his capitaigne: was not condempned to dye, but suffred for his punishemente a notable reproche, of all punishementes the woorste, and more greuous then death.

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

[Sidenote: The arraie of the Normans.] battels, as first the footmen that were archers, and also those that bare gleiues and axes were placed in the forefront, and the horssemen diuided into wings stood on the sides in verie good order.

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

Furthermore he caused them to stand in battell arraie vpon the coast, where he heard how the Britains were in a redinesse to withstand his entrance.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

_Ourt arraie_ is what a military handbook calls 'open order' and _thight_ is 'well-built', well put together

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

But whilest one part of the Danes gaue backe with feare, and the other came slowlie forward, the arraie of the whole armie was broken,

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

Whatte matters thatte? lettes sette oure warr-arraie.

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

And joyous see mie armes, dyghte oute ynn warre arraie.

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

The Scots (as some write) which had the fore ward on the Persies side, intending to be reuenged of their old displeasures doone to them by the English nation, set so fiercelie on the kings fore ward, led by the earle of Stafford, that they made the same draw backe, and had almost broken their aduersaries arraie.

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

But by some writers it should appéere, that after the Danes had destroied all the north parts, as they spred abroad without order and good arraie, the

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

Oscarre, the greate Dane, gave hest hee shulde bee forslagene with the commeynge Sunne: no tears colde availe; the morne cladde yn roabes of ghastness was come, whan the Danique Kynge behested Oscarre to arraie hys

A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century 1886