ranke

And therefore I, who intend to relate something, which (peradventure) might appeare doubtfull: will forbeare (seeing you in such a difference; for that which hath bin spoken alreadie) to use any difficult discourse; but will speake of one, a man of no meane ranke or quality, being both a valiant and vertuous King, and what he did, without any impeach or blemish to his honor.

The Decameron 2004

And therefore, because I would be loth to dis-ranke my selfe from the rest, I purpose to speake of a Lord Marquesse, not any matter of great magnificence, but rather in a more humble nature, and sorted to an honest end: which yet I will not advise any to immitate, because (perhaps) they cannot so well digest it, as they did whom my Novell concerneth; thus then I begin.

The Decameron 2004

The fourth is altogether deadly, pestilent, and full of ranke poison.

A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

The Iland, most part thereof, is mountainous and vntilled But that part which is plaine doth greatly abound with fodder, which is so ranke, that they are faine to driue their cattell from the pasture, least they surfet or be choaked.

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

The Iland, most part thereof, is mountainous and vntilled But that part which is plaine doth greatly abound with fodder, which is so ranke, that they are faine to driue their cattell from the pasture, least they surfet or be choaked.

A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

Which when our men perceiued, they put themselues in order of battle xv. in a ranke.

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

The fourth is altogether deadly, pestilent, and full of ranke poison.

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

The Spaniards in their sailing obserued very diligent and good order, sayling three and foure, and sometimes more ships in a ranke, and folowing close vp one after another, and the stronger and greater ships protecting the lesser.

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

And when they come to their stage, or standing place, they plant their carte houses verie orderly in a ranke: and so make the forme of streetes, and of a large towne.

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

After that it was dark, al they which lay there before the towne were againe set in order of battel, 15. on a ranke, and so remained all that night.

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