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Continuing thus in talke of divers things, winning way, and beguiling the time, still waiting when their purpose should sort to effect: it fortuned, that the Theeves seeing they were come neere to a Towne, called Chasteau Guillaume, by the foord of a River, the houre somewhat late, the place solitarie, and thickely shaded with

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After this, he marched to the riuer of Thames, which as then was passable by foord onelie in one place and not else, as the report goeth.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

And if there were anie easie passage to enter it vpon anie side, the same was shut vp with mightie huge stones in manner of a rampire, and afore it there ran a riuer without anie certeine foord to passe ouer it.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England Raphael Holinshed

Cesar learning by relation of prisoners which he tooke, what the Britains intended to doo, marched foorth to the riuer side, where the foord was, by the which his armie might passe the same on foot though verie hardlie.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

[Sidenote: The stakes remained to be séene in Bedes daies.] foord vnder the water full of sharpe stakes, the tokens of which vnto this day are to be séene, and it séemeth to the beholders that euerie of these stakes are as big as a mans thigh, sticking fast in the bottome of the riuer closed with lead.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

Soldan from his tents, and of a shallow foord in the riuer where they might easily passe ouer.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584

Pilots for a huge Miami-based cargo company man a picket line in front of the primary hub for cargo, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Miami, accusing their employer of forcing them to work without foord, water or toilets during 18 hour shifts.

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Pilots for a huge Miami-based cargo company man a picket line in front of the primary hub for cargo, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, inMiami, accusing their employer of forcing them to work without foord, water or toilets during 18 hour shifts.

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After this, it happened that the French king passing with his armie towardes Cayro aforesayd, came to the great riuer Nilus, on the further part whereof the Soldan had pitched himselfe to withstand his comming ouer: there was at this time a Saracen lately conuerted to Christ, seruing the earle Robert the French kings brother, who told him of the absence of the Soldan from his tents, and of a shallow foord in the riuer where they might easily passe ouer.

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[Sidenote: * (which is to be supposed was at Kingston) or not far from thence.] of * Thames, determined to stop the enimies from passing the same, if by anie meanes they might: and whereas there was but one foord by the which they might come ouer, Cassibellane caused the same to be set full of sharpe stakes, not onlie in the middest of the water, but also at the comming foorth on that side where he was lodged with his armie in good order, readie to defend the passage.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed