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Making a processe of these, and such other like: in the ende with the rehersalle of the contrary vices, he cursed the wicked and euil.
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Wherefore contenting my selfe with their euil counsel, I was trauelling vnto
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For men of power are seldome euil, where they lacke ministres for their vnlawfull lustes.
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And for that cause doth this contagious euil sprede it self so wide into innumerable contries.
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Notwithstanding he did but euil recompence vs: for he was charged to be the cause why pepper was solde dearer than ordinary vnto vs by a penny in the pound: for hee tolde them that certaine shippes of Zeland and of other places were comming thitherwardes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Neither they which haue committed these euil parts had any power vnder your highnesse safeconduct graunted vnto our subiects, but from some other safeconduct whether it were true or fained, we knowe not, or whether they bought it of any person within the gouernment of Marseils: but vnder the colour thereof they haue done that, which the trueth of our dealing doeth vtterly abhorre.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 16. we met a Venetian ship, and they willing to speake with vs, and we with them, made towards each other, but by reason of the euil stirrage of the other ship, we had almost boorded each other to our great danger.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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He was most desirous to haue traueiled with vs into Holland: but misdoubting the displeasure and euil will of the king, and fearing least his goods might haue bin confiscated, he durst not aduenture vpon the voiage.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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This Carak without any great resistance he tooke, bestowing the people thereof in certaine vessels well furnished with victuals, and sending them courteously home into their Countrey: and this was the first Carak that euer was then comming foorth of the East Indies; which the Portugals tooke for an euil signe, because the ship bare the Kings owne name.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Bantam, nothing but a cloth about their middles: Their weapons is, each man a poinyarde at their backes, and a trunke with an iron point like a speare, about a fadom and a halfe long, out of the which they blowe certaine arrowes, whereof they haue a case full; it is an euil weapon for naked men: they are enemies to the Mores and Portingalles.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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