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Colmogro at the fine of May at the furthest: to the intent that hee may make all our accompts perfite against the comming of our ships: and in any wise to keepe accompt of euery voyage by it selfe, and not minde one voyage with another at no hand.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The perfite state of a wiseman, and politike, is in - treated of by hym.
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I remember that I have red in some places in Sanct Johnne and Sanct Petir, of the which one sayeth, "He hath made us kingis and preastis;" the other sayeth, "He hath made us the kinglye preasthode:" Wharefoir, I have affirmed, any man being cuning and perfite in the word of God, and the trew faith of
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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And is a perfite finder-out of things that have beene lost. '
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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Countesse beganne to recite her whole estate of loue: tellinge her what she was, and what had chaunced to that present daye, in such perfite order as the gentlewoman beleeuinge her, because shee had partly heard report before; began to haue compassion vppon her, and after that the
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Satrabuzanes, and his felowes: 4 and they sayd to them: By whose commandment, build ye this house, and this roofe, and perfite al other thinges?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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But because it was partly rent, partly defaced and bloured with weate which had fallen on it, he could not find any one sentence perfite.
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Aristotle the famous Philosopher, did traine vp youthe, to be perfite in the arte of eloquence, that thei might with all copiousnes and ingenious inuencion handle any cause.
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Satrabuzanes, and his felowes: 4 and they sayd to them: By whose commandment, build ye this house, and this roofe, and perfite al other thinges?
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[216] 'A perfite platforme of a Hoppegarden ', in _Arte of Gardening_, by R. Scott, 1574.
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