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The sayd olde Senex, when he saw any proper and valiant yoong man, he would admit him into his paradise.

The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

It is accounted a great grace for the men of that countrey to haue long nailes vpon their fingers, and especially vpon their thumbes which nailes they may fold about their hands: but the grace and beauty of their women is to haue small and slender feet: and therefore the mothers when their daughters are yoong, do binde vp their feet, that they may not grow great.

The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

The which fatherly motion easilie entered into him and was imprinted in the heart and yoong will of the sayde Solyman, his sonne, the which soone after the death of his father put in effect the first enterprise, and raised an huge hoste both by water and by land, and went himselfe in person against Bellegrado, a right strong place in Hungarie.

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

This assault continued fiue houres, and the Citizens of Famagusta shewed great courage in euery place, with their women also, and yoong striplings.

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

Queene and gracious Lady Irene a yoong Princesse, to the great ioy and comfort of our kingdome, named Pheodocine.

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

They say they marry their children so yoong, because it is an order that when the man dieth, the woman must be burned with him: so that if the father die, yet they may haue a father in lawe to helpe to bring vp the children which bee maried: and also that they will not leaue their sonnes without wiues, nor their daughters without husbands.

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

The sayd cry made, each one were obedient for a day or twaine, howbeit a yoong Rhodian left his posterne and went to his house, which on the next day was hanged for breaking of the lordes commaundement.

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

The best cinamom doth come from Ceylon, and is pilled from fine yoong trees.

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

I have a storie of yoong Polidorus, delivered for safeties sake with great riches, by his Father Priamus, to Polmimester King of Thrace, in the Troyan warre time.

Defence of Poesie 1992

The incomparable Lacedemonians, did not onelie carrie that kinde of Musicke ever with them to the field, but even at home, as such songs were made, so were they all content to be singers of them: when the lustie men were to tell what they did, the old men what they had done, and the yoong what they would doo.

Defence of Poesie 1992