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  • Maiesties professed enemies, and converse and are confederat with other traitors and fugitives which are there abiding.

    Catastrophic Dimensions:The Rupture of English and Irish Identities in Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1615 1999

  • The maist parte of the Bordouris war confederat with

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Bischope, hearing of Reformatioun to be maid in his Cathedrall Churche, thoght tyme to sturr, or ellis never; and thairfoir assembled his collegis [818] and confederat fellowis, besydis his uther freindis, and came to the town upoun the Setterday at night, accumpanyed with a hundreth spearis, of mynd to have stopped Johne Knox to have preached.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Christ, for furthsetting of his glorie; understanding na thing mair necessar for the samin than to keap ane constant amitie, unitie, and fellowschipe togidder, according as thay ar commanded be God, ar confederat, and become bundin and obleast in the presence of

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • His insulting retort earned him a standing ovation from the crowd that refuses to give up the confederat ­e flag.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Lila Shapiro 2012

  • My grand idea is to start by forming a confederat ­ion of effectivel­y nonprofit industries­.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Problem is, the reason they wanted the confederat flag flying had nothing to do with race, though most folks, thanks to the indoctrination of our population by the public school system, believes that anyone who has anything to do with the confederate flag are automatically racist, and wishes slavery to return.

    Political Pistachio 2009

  • Thus king Richard remaining still in the holie land, shortlie after Whitsuntide, there came an other messenger to him, one John de Alanzon a clearke, bringing worsse newes out of England than the prior of Hereford had brought before, which in effect conteined, [Sidenote: Earle John purposed to seize vpon the kingdom in his brothers absence.] that his brother earle John was alied as a confederat with the French king, and meant through his setting on, to seize into his possession the whole realme of England, notwithstanding the persuasion of his mother quéene Elianor and other his fréends to the contrarie.

    Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

  • Jerusalem, and Conrade the marques of Tire, so that parties were taken, and whereas both the Pisans and Geneuois did offer their seruice vnto king Richard, yet bicause the Geneuois were confederat with the French king, who tooke part with the marques, he refused them, [Sidenote:

    Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed

  • Ila, &c. stirred up other clans to enter into a combination for hearing him dowse, like the confederat forces of Germanic, Spain, Holland, &c., against the growth of the French. "] [Footnote 325: In the introduction to the Memoirs of Sir Ewan Cameron is a very sensible remark:" It may appear paradoxical: but the editor cannot help hazarding the conjecture that the motives which prompted the

    The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829

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