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Chane: but thei weren all obeyssant to hire eldre brother: and therfore was he clept grete Chane.
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And faste by, is zit the tree of eldre, that Judas henge him self upon, for despeyr that he hadde, whan he solde and betrayed oure Lord.
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Chane: but thei weren all obeyssant to hire eldre brother: and therfore was he clept grete Chane.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And faste by, is zit the tree of eldre, that Judas henge him self upon, for despeyr that he hadde, whan he solde and betrayed oure Lord.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Muchele luue he us cudde. walde we hit und {er} sto {n} de þ̵ ure eldre misduden {;} we habbeð uuele on honde.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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And faste by, is zit the tree of eldre, that Judas henge him self upon, for despeyr that he hadde, whan he solde and betrayed oure Lord.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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And his othere bretheren wenten to wynnen hem many contrees and kyngdomes, unto the lond of Pruysse and of Rossye, and made hem to ben cleped Chane: but thei weren all obeyssant to hire eldre brother: and therfore was he clept grete Chane.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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