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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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Notwithstanding the people of Baatu are more surlie and stoute, and shewe not so much curtesie vnto the subiectes of Mangu – Can, as they doe vnto them.
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Wherefore I purpose to tell you a Novel, concerning an honorable curtesie of two worthy friends.
The Decameron 2004
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And he shall see the letters of my souereigne Lord the king, and by them he shall vnderstand for what cause we are come vnto him and then both our selues, and all that we haue, shall stand to his curtesie: for our vestiments be holy, and it is vnlawfull for any but Priests to touch them.
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For this curtesie they doe affoord eche to other: namely the people of Mangu – Can receiuing the messengers of Baatu, in maner aforesaide: and so likewise the people of Baatu intertaining the messengers of Mangu – Can.
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And asmany as receiue her into armes, and shewe her the curtesie she comes for, must giue her some gifte, whiche she hath borne with her, home to her house.
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Tercera bade him to dinner, and shewed him great curtesie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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To the Ermin of the mint the ordinarie vse is to giue 30 Saies in curtesie, otherwise he would by authoritie of his office come aboord, and for despight make such search in the barke, that he would turne all things topsie teruie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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He seeing vs called vs up into the gallery, where with great curtesie he receiued vs, being as then set at dinner with the English captaine that sate by him, and had on a sute of blacke veluet, but he could not tell vs any thing, for that he could speake no other language but English and Latine, which Bartandano also could a litle speake.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Moldauia, and so through Poland, where Michael prince of Valachia, and Aron Voiuoda prince of Moldauia receiuing letters from the ambassador, entertained them with al curtesie, through whose meanes by the great fauour which his lordship had with the grand Signior, they had not long before both of them bene aduanced to their princely dignities.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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