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There be in it dyuers peoples of sondry phisonomy and shape, monstruous and of hugly shewe.
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By this meanes are they marueylously diuided among themselues, and lyke beastes kyll themselues for such quarelles of dyuers opinions, and all false.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Lituania, and all the dominions of Russia: and the markets, faires, commodities, great townes and riuers, were sent vnto by dyuers seruants: the reports were taken by Henry Lane, Agent, and deliuered to the companie, 1561.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And hereof proceedeth the great dissention and discorde of religion and maners among this kynde of filthie men, whyle some confirm one doctrine, and some another, by reason of theyr dyuers sectes of Patrons, Doctours, and Saintes, as they call them.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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And vppon theyr small eares, did hange dyuers precious stones, and ouer the variable dressings of theyr heades, before in two Hemycicles, were set shoddowes of oryent
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Sendall, such as Ægipt neuer affoorded, and of dyuers other collours: some Tawney, some Crymosen, others in Greene, some in Vyolet, some in
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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He slew dyuers of them; at lenth when he saw a company of speirmen comming doun against him, he gaif his horse the spurris, wha carried him to the Constable and fell doun dead, for he had many schotis: and worthy Normond was also schot in dyuers partis, wherof he died xv dayes efter.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Vppon the fore-ende of the Charyot, there was represented most liuely the figure of _Cupid_, aloft in the skyes, with the sharpe heades of his golden arrowes, wounding and making bleede the bodyes of dyuers foure footed beastes, creeping Serpents, and flying Foules.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Thy do stayne themselues with dyuers glosses and colours that they might not be known of the godly and more simple sorte of men.
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Speedewell, vvhich Speedewel onely vvas driuen into England, the others recouered vs againe, the extremitie of the storme lasted three dayes, vvhich no sooner beganne to asswage, but Maister Carleill our Lieutenant generall, vvas sent vvith his ovvne ship and three others: as also vvith the galley and vvith dyuers Pinnaces, to see vvhat he might do aboue
Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges
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