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And prostrating themselues at his feet, they all and euery of them made their humble sutes, yet he would haue compassion on them, as vpon his poore subiects, regarding themselues, their wiues, and children, and pitying their distres, and penury, and that he would graciously procure some redresse for them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Item we will and we grant that some certaine faythfull and discreete man resident in London be appointed to doe Iustice to the aforesayd marchants, before whome they may haue their sutes decided, and may speedilie recouer their debts, if the Shiriffes and Maior should not from day to day giue them speedy iustice.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then I sent my Interpretor to the chiefe Secretary, requesting him to further, and shew his fauour vnto our saide merchants in their sutes, which they should haue occasion to moue in my absence: who sent me word againe, that they should be wel assured of his friendship, and furtherance in all their sutes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Court (where I through your vndeserued goodnesse to my great comfort do dayly frequent) hath bene a continuall receptacle or harbour for all learned men comming from both the eyes of the realme, Cambridge, and Oxford (of the which Vniuersity your lordship is Chanceller) to their great satisfaction of minde, and ready dispatch of their sutes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Priuate sutes obteined of the Emperor by the ambassador.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The maner of the preferring of sutes in Russia, by the example of our English merchants bill, exhibited to the Emperour.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And therefore his Maiesties pleasure is, that you let me vnderstand what sutes you haue to moue in the merchants behalfe, or otherwise, for that tomorrowe you shall haue accesse againe vnto his highnes, and shall haue full answere in all things, with your dispatch away.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Ladies to imbrace constancie, as to imbolden them in the refusal of dishonest sutes, for which if they do not acquire semblable honour, as this Lady did, yet they shall not be frustrate of the due reward incidente to honour, which is fame and immortall prayse.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Lais: conteyning the sutes of noble Princes and other great Personages made vnto them, with their answeres to diuers demaundes: and the manner of their death and funerals.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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In the ende by sundrie sutes, dissimulations, and hipocrisies, he so behaued him self, as he recouered the good wil of the doughter of Senior Ramyrio Vigliaracuta, one of the chiefest knightes, and of moste auncient house of Valentia.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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