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I dread more the policy of Louis, who, unless my espials have grossly deceived me, has even already proposed a secret peace to Edward, offering with large sums of money to purchase England to the Yorkists, and

Anne of Geierstein 2008

There is a kind of followers likewise, which are dangerous, being indeed espials; which inquire the secrets of the house, and bear tales of them, to others.

The Essays 2007

Which house being razed and those Tartarians espials beeing excluded, the Tartars at length were quite bereaued and vtterly dispossessed of their authoritie which they had exercised ouer the Russians for many yeres, and could neuer yet recouer it; albeit they haue giuen sundry attempts.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

[Berozoua Vstia.] 8 Item, if you shall vnderstand as you are outwards bound, that the enemie is gone before you to S. Nicholas, remember what aduice hath bene giuen you for your stay at Berozoua Vstia, till you haue by espials viewed and vnderstood the forces, and the manner of their abode at that place.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

At the same time the Spanish Fleete was escried by an English pinasse, captaine whereof was M. Thomas Fleming, after they had bene aduertised of the Spaniards expedition by their scoutes and espials, which hauing ranged along the coast of Spaine, were lately returned home into

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

K. Harold being as yet in the north parts, and hearing that duke William was thus landed in England, sped him southward, and gathering his people togither out of the countries as he went forwards, at length came néere his enimies: and sending espials into their campe to vnderstand of what

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

Harold goeth towards his enimies, why his vnskilfull espials tooke the

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

There is a kind of followers likewise which are dangerous, being indeed espials; 3 which inquire the secrets of the house, and bear tales of them to others.

XLVIII. Of Followers and Friends 1909

Polonius to Ophelia, when he and Claudius would be "lawful espials" of her meeting with Hamlet:

A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856

Her Father, and my selfe (lawful espials) 1682: Will so bestow our selues, that seeing vnseene

Hamlet (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623