occurrents

“Methinks he is a young counsellor on such grave occurrents.”

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008

Objects are continuants -- they are in time and they persist through time by being wholly present at every time at which they exist; events are occurrents -- they take up time and they persist by having different parts (or "stages") at different times [Mellor 1980].

Events Casati, Roberto 2006

And after most honorable intertainment imparted with me in secret maner the late passed and present occurrents of that kingdome, and also he writ to her Maiestie.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

So tell him, with the occurrents, more and less, 296

Act V. Scene II 1909

"Methinks he is a young counsellor on such grave occurrents."

The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801

It abounds in references to persons great and small, to political and social 'occurrents,' to ephemeral publications; and to identify and explain all these demands an editor steeped in the history, literature, broadsides and press news of the time of the Harley administration.

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Jonathan Swift 1706

Fears, strong our Assailants, weak our assistance; and therefore we had ned have the Brasen-wall within us, to fortifie us against these evil occurrents.

The Gentlewoman's Companion: or,%0AA Guide to the Female Sex 1675

And after most honorable intertainment imparted with me in secret maner the late passed and present occurrents of that kingdome, and also he writ to her Maiestie.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584

For the better handling of these, and all other like important causes in this seruice, it was ordeined from her Maiestie and the Councell, that the Generall should call vnto him certaine of the chiefe Captaines and Gentlemen in Councell, to conferre, consult and determine of all occurrents in this seruice, whose names are as here they follow.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. Richard Hakluyt 1584

Two days after, thq present Court was broke up, before any thing more was done about the premises; but, upon some in - tervening occurrents, about the Indians, it was called to meet again the next month; at which time a debate fell in concerning a Commission to be prepared for the Major -

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792