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For suche oftentimes, euen when they know them selues to do euill, either ouercome with malice, and hatred, or some other mischiefe of the minde, are not able to witholde theim selues from the euille.
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Emperour hearing, set forward against them with his armie, and they fought a cruell battell, wherein the Mongals were ouercome, and all their nobles in the armie, except seuen, were slaine.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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And wheare thei ouercome, there chalenge thei Lordeshippe.
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Can of Catay hath had many conflictes in war: whom notwithstanding the said king hath alwayes ouercome and vanquished.
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And when the Tartars could not otherwise ouercome it, they turned the said riuer, running through the citie, out of his chanell, and so drowned the citie with the inhabitantes and their goods.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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So that oftetimes thei ouercome when thei are thoughte to be vanquisshed.
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And in this field, according to the Alcoran, their prophet Mahomet had a most fierce and cruel battell giuen by the Christians of the countrey and other people which set themselues agaynst them, and withstood his opinion, so that hee was ouercome and vanquished of the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Viridy: and yet these foure kings were not able to ouercome the city and the king of Bezeneger, but by treason.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And when the standard of the religion came into the sayd bulwarke, the enemies were at the breach ready to haue entered: but when they saw the sayd standard, as people lost and ouercome, they went downe againe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And whiles they are foorth of the water, if they happen at vnawares vpon any man, woman or childe, whom they can ouercome, they spare not their liues.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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