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- noun Archaic spelling of
liberty .
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Examples
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Why then Sir, I will take a little libertie to tell, or rather to remember you what is said of Turtle
The Compleat Angler 2007
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Mountagne concerning Cats: And I hope I may take as great a libertie to blame any Scoffer, that has never heard what an Angler can say in the justification of his Art and Pleasure.
The Compleat Angler 2007
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So that thei, hauyng libertie without all feare to followe their business, are instrumentes and meanes of a blessed plenteousnesse.
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But ouer, and aboue all these the Pope, by the gifte of Constantine the greate, hath libertie to weare al the ornamentes Imperialle.
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This jelous humor increasing in him more and more, he kept her in such narrow restraint: that many persons condemned to death, have enoyed larger libertie in their imprisonment.
The Decameron 2004
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And if there be any man disposed to accuse the deade, libertie is giuen him.
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Their children in their infancie, are not nourished vp at the libertie and will of the parentes: but certeine there are appointed to viewe the children: whiche yf thei spie vntowardnes in the infante, deformitie, or lacke of lymmes, commande it to be slayne.
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And this maner of contracte, he that standeth moste at libertie, thinketh miete to be kepte.
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The Reader, in signe and token of libertie to reade the Bible, and holie stories, had a greate booke giuen, him.
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To your good Lordeshippe then I yelde and committe, the firste fruictes of my libertie, the firste croppe of my labours, this first daie of the Newe yere: beseching the same in as good parte to receiue it, as I humblie offre it, and at your pleasure to vnfolde the Fardle, and considre the stuffe.
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