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From the octaues of Whitsontide, till Aduente, xx. wiekes space, and more, thei would haue to bee celebrated the conuersation of
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Borissus and Glebus in regard of their holy conuersation were registred for Saints, whose feasts are euery yeere celebrated with great solemnitie vpon the twelfth of Nouember.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The letters of king Henry the 4. vnto Conradus de Iungingen the master general of Prussia, for mutual conuersation and intercourse of traffique to continue between the marchants of England and of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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These good felowes seing this Marchaunt and thinking that he had money about hym, determined to robbe him, when they sawe their aduauntage, and to the intent he should not suspecte them, they rode lyke graue men of honest conuersation, debating with him of honest causes, and faithfull, shewing them selues counterfactely, to be lowly and gentle.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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And are them selues vnlearned and vnable to confesse and defende the truithe/maye not vse famyliar conuersation with the vnbeleuers.
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The moonke after a little pause, made answere, that he would giue nothing at all for anie such purpose, since he entred into that profession of méere zeale to despise riches & all worldlie pompe, to the end he might the more quietlie serue God in holinesse & puritie of conuersation.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (2 of 12) William Rufus Raphael Holinshed
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He said also that they could not reteine the power to lose and bind, which they sometime had, since they shewed themselues nothing at all to follow his most vertuous life and holie conuersation.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (2 of 12) William Rufus Raphael Holinshed
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A goodlie document to men of like calling, to moderate them selues, and their magisterie with good and honest life, thereby to giue incouragement of vertue, to their vassalles and inferiours: who for the most parte doe imitate and followe the liues and conuersation of their superiours.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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These are the reasons by whiche many do persuade them selues and others/that yt ys lawfull for the godlie and faythful/to dwell together and to haue familiar conuersation withe the wicked and vnfaythfull/
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And not without iuste cause/when their conuersation hathe beene hurtfull.
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