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Caluine, (whose workes proclaime his praise,) and no commentarie vpon the same afore this time englished, I haue thought good to set forth the same in our vulgar tongue, vnder your Honour's protection, that a more general profite being thereby reaped of my countrie men, it may bee somewhat the farther from obliuion.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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_Judas_ complained of superfluity, but greeved it fell besides his bag: many hold temporalities tithes and glebes, unlawfull, because they are loth to forgo them: If _Jezebel_ proclaime a Fast, let _Naboth_ looke to his vine-yard; If the Usurer & Trades-man frequent Sermons, let the buyer & borrower look to themselves.
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Tullus commaunded his people that they should deliuer nothing till commaundement were giuen in that behalfe: for than he knewe right well that the Alban king would not restore at all, and therefore might vpon iust cause, proclaime warres.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Beautie eche man knoweth, is one of natures ornamentes, by her wisedome ordeined, not to enter in triumphe, as victours vse vpon gaine of victorie, with brauerie to ostentate their glorie, by sound of Shalme and Dromme, but thankefully for the same, to proclaime the due praise to the authour of nature.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Lord of hosts_: they proclaime their almes with a trumpet, paint their good deedes upon Church windowes, engrave their legacies upon tombes, have their acts upon record: Thus, Comets blaze more then fixed Starres.
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So the principals of both the factions caused proclaime lettres at mercat crosses and principal villages of the realm that all men should obey conforme to the aforesaid letters sent forth by them, under the pain of death.
Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets George Reid 1862
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Honorable Mistris, in the waine of my litle wit I am forst to desire your protection, else euery Ballad-singer will proclaime me bankrupt of honesty.
Kemps Nine Daies Wonder Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich William Kemp 1833
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To proclaime the acceptable yere of the LORD, and the day of vengence of our God, to comfort all that mourne: To appoint unto them that mourne in Zion, to give unto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heavinesse ... that he might be glorified.
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Jealous of them, but suffers them by the flattery of Popular men, to be seduced from their loyalty, as they have often been, not onely secretly, but openly, so as to proclaime Marriage with them
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633
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Where-upon the Grecians began to proclaime barbarisme, and pollicie growes into an ill opinion.
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