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  • One daye the queene did sende privately, and got the ladie's rich vesture, which she put on herself, and came forthe the chamber amonge the ladies; the kirtle and border was far too shorte for her majestie's heigth; and she asked everyone, 'How they likede her new fancied suit?'

    A History of English Prose Fiction Bayard Tuckerman

  • Elizabeth's Forland, after her majestie's name, and sailing more northerly alongst that coast, he descried another forland with a great gut, baye, or passage, divided as it were two maine lands or continents asunder.

    The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909

  • Tzarskoy majestie's near Boyars and Councellors are doubtless ill grounded.

    Andrew Marvell Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 1905

  • The tract ends significantly: 'The rest of the witches which are not yet executed remayne in prison till further triall and knowledge of his majestie's pleasure.'

    Popular Tales from the Norse George Webbe Dasent 1856

  • Beyond which lieth Stonefield, and other mannors that hold of Woodstock, with other woods, that have been aliened by former kings, but with reservation of liberty for his majestie's deer, and other beasts of forrest, to harbour in at pleasure, as in due place is to be shewed.

    Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Walter Scott 1801

  • This afternoon was come unto them Mr. Richard Crook the lawyer, brother to Captain Crook, and now deputy-steward of the manner, unto Captain Parsons and Major Butler, who had put out Mr. Hyans, his majestie's officer.

    Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Walter Scott 1801

  • The mannor-house hath been a large fabrick, and accounted amongst his majestie's standing houses, because there was alwaies kept a standing furniture.

    Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Walter Scott 1801

  • Roomer, her majestie's engi - neer, that upon perusal of some papers he finds that the accompts of perticular persons contained in one general article of his grand accompt of expences at the castle are liable to sundry objections of unjust and unreasonable charges, —

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • Resolved, That the sum of three hundred pounds be allowed and paid out of the publick treasury to his excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq r -, captain-general and governour-in-chief of this her majestie's province, for his support in managing the publick affairs of the government.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • Resolved, That the sum of five pounds fourteen shillings and six - pence be allow'd and paid out of the publick treasury to Thomas Sawyer, in full of his accompt of expences for nursing and attendance of Nickerson, Brick, Kent and Fowler, sick and lame soldiers in her majestie's service, put on shoar at Glocester.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

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