148 832 "And that same yere (1437), the Mayre of London sende, by the good a-vyse and consent of craftys, sent sowdyers to Calys, for hyt was sayde that the Duke of Burgone lay sege unto Calis.— London and the Kingdom - Volume I
Whereupon the saide frigat expostulated with them, and asked why they delayed to sende or come with their Captaines and pursers to Don Pedro de Leiua their Geuerall, to acknowledge their duty and obedience to him in the name of the Spanish king, Lord of those seas?— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain
Why god the grete flodes sende,— Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins
He sende, and him to pouldre smot.— Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins
Bot wolde god that grace sende,— Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins

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