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- adjective Archaic spelling of
guilty .
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Examples
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The Judge, without any delay at all, gave eare to the busines, and examined the case very strictly: but could by no meanes comprehend, that any malice should appeare in her towards him, nor that she was guiltie of the mans death.
The Decameron 2004
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Alas good Queene, heere is a sinne commited without any guiltie thought in thee, as (within a while after) it plainely appeared.
The Decameron 2004
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Whereby is declared, that whosoever is desirous to reprehend sinne in other men, should first examine himselfe, that he be not guiltie of the same crime
The Decameron 2004
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Whereby is declared, that whosoever is desirous to reprehend sinne in other men, should first examine himselfe, that he be not guiltie of the same crime
The Decameron 2004
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Polacks, Danskers, and Easterlings: and by, reason I had bene a lidger in Russia, I could the better reply and proue, that their owne nations and the Italians were most guiltie of the accusations written by the king of Poland.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The gouernour appointeth him a horse, and one to ride before him on another horse, bearing a sword in his hand, and the Busorman bearing an arrow in his hand, and rideth in the citie, cursing his father and mother: and if euer after he returne to his owne religion, he is guiltie of death, as is signified by the sword borne before him.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And thus much for those séedes which are apt and in vse in our English soyles: wherein if any man imagine me guiltie of errour, in that I haue omitted particularly to speake of the séede of blend-Corne, or Masline, which is Wheate and Rye mixt together, I answere him, that sith I haue shewed him how to chuse both the best
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[Sidenote: The suspicion of K. Henrie grounded vpō a guiltie conscience.]
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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Thus much adoo there was in this parlement, speciallie about them that were thought to be guiltie of the duke of Glocesters death, and of the condemning of the other lords that were adiudged traitors in the forsaid late parlement holden in the said one and twentith yeare of king
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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Then, last of all, the hangman, that was his tormentour, sat doune upoun his kneis, and said, "Schir, I pray yow, forgive me, for I am nott guiltie of your death."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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