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• “Saincte Ierome, at the vrgent request of Pope Damasus, parted out the Psalmes acording to the daies of the wieke.”

  The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie

• “Examples of this kinde be common, namely of the vnwilling and forced cruelty of parents towards their children, not being pricked on through hate, or want of naturall affection, but being compelled thereunto by vrgent necessity.”

  A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas

• “And it is well knowen also of other nations who in the like vrgent necessities haue liued by eating of mise, cats and dogs.”

  A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas

• “It may seeme good here to make mention of certayne thynges, in the which is seene sharpenesse of witte in case of vrgent necessitie, which hath no lawe as sayeth the prouerbe, for I was dryuen to the point howe I myght prieuly escape from Mecha.”

  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

• “And so our commissioners vpon our full and absolute commandement, shal, for the managing of these and of other affaires of the foresaid societie, many waies vrgent and difficult, vpon the feast of our Lords Ascension next to come, meet with the said societie at Lubec, there to giue notice what they haue determined to conclude in this present busines and in others for their owne behalfe.”

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

• “Maiesties praier in Latine, which I had alwayes of purpose ready about me; whereby it might the better appeare vnto them, how vnwillingly, and vpon how great and vrgent occasions her Maiesty was, as it were enforced to vndertake this action: and therewithall”

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

• “Very seldome do the state of Venice send any Ambassador otherwise, then enforced of vrgent necessity: but in stead thereof keepe their Agent, president ouer other Marchants of them termed a bailife, who hath none allowance of the Grand Signior, although his port and state is in maner as magnifical as the other aforesaid”

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

• “Latine, French, Dutch, English and Spanish tongue, what were the true, iust and vrgent causes, that at this time prouoked her”

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

• “Normandie, and chéefelie that no legat should haue any thing to doo within England, except he required to haue one sent him for some vrgent cause.”

  Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (3 of 12) Henrie I.

• “Plautius perceiuing their fiercenesse, went no further, but staid and placed garrisons in stéeds where néed required, to kéepe those places which he had gotten, and with all spéed sent aduertisement vnto Claudius, according to that he had in commandement, if anie vrgent necessitie should so mooue him.”

  Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England

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