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How? quoth the Abbot, thou art no childe, or a new-come hither, to be so easilie affrighted in our holy Church, where
The Decameron 2004
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They that wil may haue swords also and lances with hooks at the ends, to pull them from their saddles, out of which they are easilie remoued.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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The which fatherly motion easilie entered into him and was imprinted in the heart and yoong will of the sayde Solyman, his sonne, the which soone after the death of his father put in effect the first enterprise, and raised an huge hoste both by water and by land, and went himselfe in person against Bellegrado, a right strong place in Hungarie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Pepper but by Contrabanda, as for Sinamome they easilie get leaue to carrie that away, for all other Spices and drugs they may liberally carie them to Ormus or Cambaia, and so all other merchandize which come from other places, but out of the kingdom of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Among all other things whereof hee aduertised the great Turke, one was of a wall that was taken downe for to be new builded at the bulwarke of Auuergne, certifying him that if hee came hastely with his hoste, hee might easilie and at vnawares surprise the towne in such estate as it was at that time.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They that wil may haue swords also and lances with hooks at the ends, to pull them from their saddles, out of which they are easilie remoued.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And certeinlie (as Gemeticen. affirmeth) he might easilie as then haue recouered England from his brother, if he had not lingred the time, considering that Eustace earle of Bullongne, Odo bishop of
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (2 of 12) William Rufus Raphael Holinshed
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At length they ioined puissance against puissance, and fought a verie sore and cruell battell, till finally at the sudden comming of the Welshmen and Cornishmen, so huge a noise was raised by the sound of bels hanging at their trappers and charets, that the Romans astonied therewith, were more easilie put to flight.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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Galles that looked earst for gold, and not for battell, were easilie ouercome, such as stood to the brunt were slaine, and the rest by flight constreined to depart the citie.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed
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Vppon which cause I merily thought to my selfe, that a man being alone in an vnknowne place and out of quiet, may easilie bee afrighted with such like strange noyses.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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