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Esturmy knight, Iohn Kington clerke, and William Brampton citizen of London your ambassadours and messengers on the one parte, and our honorable and religious brethren, namely Conradus Lichtensten great commander, Warnherus de Tettingen chiefe hospitalary and commander in Elbing, and Arnold de Hacken treasurer, being the procuratours and commissioners of Fra.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Neither let it seeme strange vnto you, that we haue not at this present sent our forenamed Iohn Kington clerke together with the sayd William; for the cause of his abode with vs is, that he may in the meane season employ his care and diligence about those matters which muust be preparitues for the finall conclusion of the foresayd busines.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Iohn Faber a famous clerke, after bishop of Vien, as ambassadours from Don Ferdinando, brother to Charles the emperor, newly elected king of Hungarie and Beame, after the death of his brother in law king Lewes, which was slaine by Solyman the Turke the last Sommer.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Merlowe Maior and citizen of London, Master Iohn Kington clerke, and William Askham citizen and Alderman of the same citie, the commissioners of the most soueraigne prince and lord, L. Henrie by the grace of God king of England and France, and lord of Ireland, and Tidericus de Longenthorpe knight, Lefardus de Hereford burgomaster of Elbing, and Iohn Crolowe citizen of the citie of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Godmothers, with the childe, settle themselues: then the clerke giueth vnto euery of them a smal waxe candle burning, then commeth the priest, and beginneth to say certaine words, which the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Kington clerke, for your part, and our trusty and welbeloued commissioners and procurators, namely Arnold Hecht burgomaster of our citie of Dantzik, and Iohn Crolow citizen of the same citie, for our parte.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Clear and fine called at the office of Mr.Gibbs. he has gone to Europe. the clerke informed me the next and last installment which will be about 11 Dolars pr. shear is retained untill a suit is determined which has been brought in chancery which he supposed will not be determined in less than 12 or 18 months called at the Bank of
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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So did every scholer & secular clerke or versifier, when he wrote any short poeme or matter of good lesson put it in ryme, whereby it came to passe that all your old Proverbes and common sayinges, which they would have plausible to the reader and easy to remember and beare away, were of that sorte as these.
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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Latine by the right famous clerke, Maister Erasmus, of Roteradame.
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The King, then abydeng stille in the seide Priory, upon Mich'as even sent the clerke of his closet to the Churche of Sent Michel to make redy ther hys clossette, seying that the Kynge on Mich'as day wolde go on p'cession and also her ther hygh masse.
The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains Frederick W. Woodhouse
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