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  • Nicholas Pay, gentleman, appoynted by warraunte of the righte honorable the lordes of the kinges ma'ts Privie Councell, to receave and yssue sondrye somes of money for the provycon of dyett and other chardges of the ladye Arbella Seymour, whoe by his hignes comaundemente and pleasure shoulde haue bene remoued into the countye Palatyne of Duresme, under the chardge of the Reverende Father in God Will'm lorde Bishpp of

    Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 Various

  • God restore injured right, and peace, and truth, and may He in mercy receave my soull.

    Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. Mrs. Thomson

  • His ansuer was, Yf thei wald haif teynd of that which his servandis wane in the sea, it war but reassoun, that thei should come and receave it whare his gatt the stock; and so, as was constantlye affirmed, he caused his servandis cast the tenth fische in the sea agane.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Commaundinge me thereby to take severall bondes of xl'li the peece of all the Cookes in London not to buye or sell any venison hereafter, uppon payne of forfayture of the same bondes; neyther to receave any venison to bake without keepinge a note of theire names that shall deliver the same unto them.

    Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 Various

  • That trew Christianes receave the body of Jesus Christ everie day.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • For after that Sir James Hammyltoun was beheaded, [158] (justlie or injustlie we disput nott,) this visioun came unto him, as to his familiaris him self did declare: The said Sir James appeared unto him, having in his handis a drawin sworde, by the which fra the King hie stroke boith the armes, saying to him these wourdis, "Tak that, whill thow receave a finall payment for all thy impietie."

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Such is the example of holynes that the flock may receave of the Papisticall Bischoppis.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Robert Lockard, maist instantlie hes requyred me and otheris, to whome your Graceis letteris, as he alledged, war directed, to receave the same in secreat maner, and to geve to him answer accordinglie.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • The Quein, perceaving that the preachearis did nott compeir, began to utter her malice; and notwythstanding any requeist maid in the contrarie, gave commandiment to putt thame to the horne, inhibiting all men under pane of thare rebellioun to assist, conforte, receave, or maynteane thame in any sorte.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Assistant shall have power to receave evidence and give order for levyeing of it, as also to give order for the levyeing of the officer's charge.

    Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

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