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- noun Obsolete spelling of
service . - verb Obsolete spelling of
service .
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Examples
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No my Lord, my seruice is my Kings, good reason why: since life or death hangs on our Soueraignes eye.
Sir Thomas More Anonymous 1590
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Iesus Christ, sonne of God haue mercy upon vs: and this is their prayer, so that the most part of the vnlearned know neither Pater noster, nor the Beliefe, nor Ten commandements, nor scarcely vnderstand the one halfe of their seruice which is read in their
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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That is to say, O Lorde Iesus Christ, sonne of God haue mercy upon vs: and this is their prayer, so that the most part of the vnlearned know neither Pater noster, nor the Beliefe, nor Ten commandements, nor scarcely vnderstand the one halfe of their seruice which is read in their Churches.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Lordship deserueth, that if you respect not mine abundant good will, which humblie offereth all kind of seruice, I deserue but little in your presence.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The Generall caused the Vizeadmirall to goe vvith the Pinnaces vvell manned to see vvhat they vvere, vvho vpon sight of the said Pinnaces approching neere vnto them, abandoned for the most part all their shippes (being Frenchmen) laden all vvith salt, and bound homewardes into France, amongst vvhich shippes (being all of small burthen) there was one so vvell liked, vvhich also had no man in her, as being brought vnto the Generall, he thought good to make stay of her for the seruice, meaning to pay for her, as also accordingly performed at our returne: vvhich Barke vvas called the Drake.
Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges
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We wyll haue oure old seruice of Mattens, masse, Euensong and procession in Latten as it was before.
Archive 2009-06-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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We wyll haue oure old seruice of Mattens, masse, Euensong and procession in Latten as it was before.
The Banner of the Five Wounds elena maria vidal 2009
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Yea, and in doing this, they think themselues to die most holily and securely, in the seruice of their god.
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If a man giues them nought, and afterward stands in neede of their seruice, they will do right nought for him.
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And when we demanded to haue some beasts of them, they answered, that they had a priuiledge from Baatu, whereby they were bound to none other seruice, but only to ferry ouer goers and commers: and that they receiued great tribute of marchants in regard therof.
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