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Ensignes with other warlike and ioyfull behaviours, expressing by these outward signes, the inward gladnesse of their mindes, being all as ready to ioyne together in mutuall consent to resist the cruel enemie, as now in sporting maner they made myrth and pastyme among themselues.

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Hoywood_ the Epigrammatist who for the myrth and quicknesse of his conceits more then for any good learning was in him came to be well benefited by the king.

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

His conteanance and behaveour, fra that day till the day that he was compelled to present him self to the publict place of preaching, did sufficiently declair the greaf and truble of his hearte; for no man saw any sign of myrth of him, neyther yitt had he pleasur to accumpany any man, many dayis togetther.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

Doun the streat ye passed in array and with great myrth.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

¶ Worshyp and profyte {with} myrth in maner ann instead

The Assemble of Goddes Anonymous

In Scotland, that somer, was nothing but myrth; for all yead [515] with the preastis eavin at thare awin pleasur.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

Trevisa: "Englonde is fulle of myrthe and of game and men oft tymes able to myrth and game, free men of harte and with tongue, but the honde is more better and more free than the tongue."

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

In myrth he lyfes, nyght & day, pat lufes pat swete chylde:

Love is Life 1917

Fra kare it tornes pat kyend, & lendes in myrth & glew.

Love is Life 1917

And after your supper make a pause or you go to bed; and go to bed, as I sayde, with myrth.

Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867