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There is she so intreated with wordes, and receiued with curtesie, that euery back roome in the house is at her commaundement.
The More Things Change II Heo 2006
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For thei kepen entierly the commaundement of the holy book Alkaron, that God sente hem be his messager Machomet; to the whiche, as thei seyne, seynt Gabrielle the aungel often tyme tolde the wille of God.
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We therefore by the commaundement of the sea apostolique setting foorth towards the nations of the East, chose first to trauel vnto the Tartars, because we feared that there might be great danger imminent vpon the Church of God next vnto them, by their inuasions.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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For Cornelius the stylle29 in his firste booke of his yerely exploictes, called in Latine Annales, dothe not ascribe their departure oute of Egipte to the power and commaundement of God: but vnto necessitie, and constrainte, with these wordes:
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He is counted moste valeaunte, that best obserueth the commaundement and the obedience dewe to his capitaine.
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For both he and one Frier Benedict a Poloman being of the same order, and a partaker of all his miserie and tribulation, receiued straight commaundement from the Pope that both of them shoulde diligently searche out all things that concerned the state of the
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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The charge of these is to cause the Carouan to march in good array when neede requireth; these are not at the commaundement of any but of the Captaine of the Carouan.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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During this time, Ferra Basha passed from the maine land to the campe, with foure and twentie or fiue and twentie thousand Ianissaries, which by the commaundement of the great Turke was gone vpon the borders of the countreis of the Sophie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The sayd cry made, each one were obedient for a day or twaine, howbeit a yoong Rhodian left his posterne and went to his house, which on the next day was hanged for breaking of the lordes commaundement.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This commaundement comming to you, know that the Embassadour of England required of vs our commaundement that their ships comming to Chio, and from thence to Constantinople; no man should hurt them or offer any violence, either in the way on the sea or on the land, or in the portes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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