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What honourable love and respect I found in the company of those Gentlemen and their Wives, during our voyage backe to Cyprus, the historie would be overtedious in reporting, neither is it much materiall to our purpose, because your demaund is to another end.
The Decameron 2004
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Neverthelesse, you shall not imagine mee so unfurnished, but that I have left one in store; the conclusion whereof, may minister such instruction, as will not bee reputed for ydle and impertinent: but rather of such materiall consequence, as better hath not this day past among us.
The Decameron 2004
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In conclusion, through counsell and perswasion of diuers about the French king, agreement at last was made, so that king Philip did acquite king Richard from this bond of marrying his sister, and king Richard againe should be bound to pay to him euery yeere for the space of fiue yeeres, two thousand markes, with certaine other conditions besides, not greatly materiall for this place.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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As though elementarie, materiall and visible fire could consume mens soules being spirituall, bodiless and inuisible substances.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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As though elementarie, materiall and visible fire could consume mens soules being spirituall, bodiless and inuisible substances.
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And to speake of such things as colour blew, they are of greatest vse, and are grounds of the most excellent colours, and therefore of all other to be brought into this realme, be it Anile or any other materiall of that quality.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The materiall parte or cause is picked doctryns contrary to Godds worde.
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This opinion pleased every man, wherefore the Senatours and counsellors were called, who being placed in order according to their dignity, caused the accuser and defender to be brought forth, and by the example of the Athenian law, and judgement materiall, their Advocates were commanded to plead their causes briefly without preambles or motions of the people to pitty, which were too long a processe.
The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius
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Other articles there were which king Henrie agréed vnto some against his will, as the deliuerie of the ladie Alice or Adela, and such other, which (as not much materiall) we passe ouer.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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Service Book there were no materiall errour at all, neither masse nor popish ceremonie; and though they should read nothing but Canonicall
The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Alexander F. Mitchell
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