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In like sort when any inferiours offend in ought, they finde no fauour at their superiours handes, but are punished with grieuous stripes.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Doe not that to another which thou wouldest not haue done vnto thy selfe: [Lawes against libels.] and to the laws Emperial of infamous libels: wherein is enioyned a most grieuous penaltie vnto those who inuent, write, ytter, or cause such libels to be bought or sold, or do not presently vpon the finding thereof teare them in pieces.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Notwithstanding a grieuous penaltie of money being imposed vpon the violators of the same statute.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Whose heart would not melt with teares to beholde so grieuous a sight, specially considering with himselfe that the greatest cause thereof was the beastliness and insolency of the Spaniards, as in this onely example may well be seene?
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Also, such a kind of temperature or permixtion, as it were, by way of contrariety breedeth more bitternes then sweetnes, more hate then loue: whereupon more grieuous complaints aswel vnto your highnes as vnto our selues, might be occasioned.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And thus was I kept without answere or order from his Maiestie, and remained at the saide Colmogro, vntil the 18. of Ianuary following, neither hauing a gentleman to safegard me, nor lodging appointed me, nor allowance of victuals according to the Countrey fashion for Ambassadours, which argued his grieuous displeasure towards our nation.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Andrea Sauin his Maiesties Ambassadour, did not onely pardon and forgiue Thomas Glouer his great and grieuous offences towards her highnesse committed, onely for his Maiesties sake, but also commanded sir William Garrard with his company, to deale fauourably with the said Glouer in his accompts, to whom he was indebted greatly, and being their seruant, detained their goods in his hands
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Now, whatsoeuer things haue happened in the time of grieuous famine ought not to be recorded in historie for the generall custome of any countrey.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In like sort when any inferiours offend in ought, they finde no fauour at their superiours handes, but are punished with grieuous stripes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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England (albeit offered by others and not by English men) or hauing bought any, should, after the terme prefixed, sel them, imposing grieuous pecuniary mulcts, besides the forfeiture of the clothes so bought or sold, vpon them that would attempt the contrary.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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