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With the common vse of teaching and beating in common scholes of England, I will not greatlie contend: which if I did, it were but a small grammaticall controuersie, neither belonging to heresie nor treason, nor greatly touching God nor the Prince: although in very deede, in the end, the good or ill bringing vp of children, doth as much serue to the good or ill seruice, of God, our
The Scholemaster 1570
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Their commune othe, and the othe of charge in matiers of controuersie, or iudgemente, is by the kynges clothe of estate: by the whiche if a man shalbe tried to haue forsworne hymself (as their enchauntours haue a maner to trie with salowe roddes whether thei haue or not) by and by without respighte, he loseth his heade, and all his goodes, whiche tourne to the vse of them that haue proued him periured.
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Henrie Lane, and executed in a controuersie betweene him and one
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Graciosa, he came likewise to Fayall, where at the first time that he came, they beganne to resist him, but by reason of some controuersie among them, they let him land, where he razed the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Grammarians wrangle about this name, and as yet the controuersie is not decided.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And yet cannot they make the ende betwixt them of the controuersie, but either of the gentlemen must bring his seruant or tenant before the high iudge or iustice of that countrey, and there present them, and declare the matter and case.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Englishmen, and thereupon they shall appeale to their Counsuls or gouernours, let no man molest them, but let them freely doe so, that the controuersie begunne may be finished according to their owne customes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But in case of any controuersie the vassals may appeale to the kings superior Iudges which reside in Canaria.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For if the Marchants that stande by should vnderstand the bargaine, it would breede great controuersie amongst them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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These sell all offices to the vnder Iudges of the land called Cadies, whereof is one in euery Citie or towne, before whom all matters in controuersie are by iudgement decided, as also penalties and corrections for crimes ordained to be executed vpon the offenders by the Subbassi.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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