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  • noun Alternative form of wale.
  • noun Alternative form of weal.
  • noun Alternative form of weel.

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Examples

  • And soone after, it being discovered, that a great number of my Popish Subjects of all rankes and sexes . . . had a confused notion and an obscure knowledge, that some great thing was to bee done in that Parliament for the weale of the Church; although, for secrecies cause, they were not acquainted with the particulars. . .

    Archive 2006-09-01 Flavia 2006

  • And soone after, it being discovered, that a great number of my Popish Subjects of all rankes and sexes . . . had a confused notion and an obscure knowledge, that some great thing was to bee done in that Parliament for the weale of the Church; although, for secrecies cause, they were not acquainted with the particulars. . .

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2006

  • Ample and full Vent of this noble and rich commoditie is it that the common weale of this realme doeth require.

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

  • But with what care they labour to conceale that matter of Hydrographie for the better preseruation of their fortunate estate, I refer to the excellent iudgement of statesmen, that painefully labour in the glorious administration of a well gouerned Common weale, so that by them Africa and Asia are proued in no parte to ioyne with America, thereby to hinder this passage.

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

  • (I meane such as are at leisure to seeke the good of their countrie not being any wayes imployed as paynefull members of a common weale,) then either to further or giue due commendations to the deseruers, howe then may Syr Iohn Hawkins bee esteemed, who being a man of good account in his Country, of wealth and great imployment, did notwithstanding for the good of his

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

  • For the publike weale of the Iland there are sundry Aldermen of great authority, who haue a councell house by themselues.

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

  • But with what care they labour to conceale that matter of Hydrographie for the better preseruation of their fortunate estate, I refer to the excellent iudgement of statesmen, that painefully labour in the glorious administration of a well gouerned Common weale, so that by them Africa and Asia are proued in no parte to ioyne with America, thereby to hinder this passage.

    The Worldes Hydrographical Discription 2003

  • Remembrances for master S. to giue him the better occasion to informe himselfe of some things in England, and after of some other things in Turkie, to the great profite of the Common weale of this

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

  • (I meane such as are at leisure to seeke the good of their countrie not being any wayes imployed as paynefull members of a common weale,) then either to further or giue due commendations to the deseruers, howe then may Syr Iohn Hawkins bee esteemed, who being a man of good account in his Country, of wealth and great imployment, did notwithstanding for the good of his

    The Worldes Hydrographical Discription 2003

  • There are also aldermen for the publike weale, who buy their offices of the king: the most of the whole inhabitants of this city are gentlemen, merchants, and husband men.

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

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