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The Embassadour for the Queenes most excellent Maiestie of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Embassadour for the Queenes most excellent Maiesty of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This commaundement comming to you, know that the Embassadour of England required of vs our commaundement that their ships comming to Chio, and from thence to Constantinople; no man should hurt them or offer any violence, either in the way on the sea or on the land, or in the portes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Embassadour required that the sayde goods might not be diminished, but that they might be restored to one of their Englishmen.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But your Maiesties Embassadour resident in the blessed and glorious porch of his imperiall
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Prowde speeches, and too much finesse and curiositie is not commendable in an Embassadour.
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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A like matter of offence fell out betweene th'Emperour _Charles_ the fifth, & an Embassadour of king _Henry_ the eight, whom I could name but will not for the great opinion the world had of his wisdome and sufficiency in that behalfe, and all for misusing of a terme.
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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_Buckinghams_ procurement, the _Spanish_ Embassadour came with a great complaint against _Sir Robert Mansell_, then at _Argiers_, to suppresse the Pirats, That he did support them; having never a friend there, (though many) that durst speake in his defence, the King himselfe defended him in these words: _My Lord Embassadour, I cannot beleeve this, for I made choyce my selfe of him, out of these reasons;
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And there is a decencie, that euery speech should be to the appetite and delight, or dignitie of the hearer & not for any respect arrogant or vndutifull, as was that of _Alexander_ sent Embassadour from the
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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The Embassadour for too much animositie and more then needed in the case, or perchance by ignorance of the proprietie of the Spanish tongue, told the Emperour among other words, that he was _Hombre el mas ingrato enel mondo_, the ingratest person in the world to vse his maister so.
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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