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But for the wytche worshyppeth the fende so highly with the holy prayers, and with the holy candell, and used suche holy thinges in despyte of God therefore is the fende redy to do the wytche's wylle and to fulfyll thinges that they done it for.
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In 1560 there was "paid for skowring ye Egle and candell styckes, _10d. _," and "for mending of ye Egle's tayle, _16d. _"
The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains Frederick W. Woodhouse
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It hath oft ben knowen, that wytches, with sayenge of their Pater noster and droppynge of the holy candell in a man's steppes that they hated, hath done his fete rotton of.
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MS. 1022, ed. Horstman, reads: "see thiself and the candell."
The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 Henry Pepwell 1902
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Wherefore I do say that coloppes and egges is as holsome for them as a talowe candell is good for a horse mouth, or a peece of powdred Beefe is good for a blere eyed mare.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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A candell shall they haue a peece, get it where I can,
Gammer Gurton's Needle Anonymous 1575
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Monday the 22 of this month, 16 pence a weke: she had all her candell and sope before.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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Jan. 1st, abowt nine of the clok afternone, Michel, going chilyshly with a sharp stik of eight ynches long and a little wax candell light on the top of it, did fall uppon the playn bords in
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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Estshene was payd for 5 pound candell, 6 pound sope, and the wagis due from Rowland his birth.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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Payd nurse Garret for Katharin tyll Fryday the 23 day, vj_s. _ then somethyng due to nurse for iij. pownd of candell and 4 pownd of sope.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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