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To the Ermin of the mint the ordinarie vse is to giue 30 Saies in curtesie, otherwise he would by authoritie of his office come aboord, and for despight make such search in the barke, that he would turne all things topsie teruie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The roials of plate are worth 88 larines by the 100 meticals, and albeit among the marchants they sel by the 100 meticals, yet in the mint or castle, they sel by the 100 drams, hauing there lesse then the worth 5 medines in each hundred drams, and haue their paiment in 40 dayes made them in Saies or larines.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The currant mony of Babylon are Saies, which Say is 5 medines, as in Aleppo, and 40 medines being 8 Saies make a duckat currant, and 47 medines passe in value as the duckat of gold of Venice, and the dollars of the best sort are worth 33 medines.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Saies, stable thy steed, thou proud harper, saies, stable him in the stalle;
Kyng Estmere 1898
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Saies, you shal ryde yourselfe, brother, ile beare you companye;
Kyng Estmere 1898
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Saies, Whether wilt thou dye vpon my swords point, ladye,
Young Andrew 1898
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Saies, sell me thy harpe, thou proud harper, and thy stringes all;
Kyng Estmere 1898
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Saies, god you save, my deere madam, saies, god you save and see:
Kyng Estmere 1898
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Port és Saies, Grande Grève, Vermandés, Les Fontaines, Port Gorey, -- I ran them rapidly through my mind and saw the same objection to all.
Carette of Sark John Oxenham 1896
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Saies Robin: "Divell, be it soe, an that you make me whoale!"
A Little Book of Western Verse Eugene Field 1872
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