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Even as the Sadlers next ende is to make a good Saddle, but his further ende, to serve a nobler facultie, which is horsmanship, so the horsemans to souldiery: and the souldier not only to have the skill, but to performe the practise of a souldier.
Defence of Poesie 1992
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There be certaine Pheretrers, 19 whose facultie it is to sette forthe burialles, whiche learne it of their fathers and teache it their children.
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All the Egyptians ware compelled to brynge euery man their names to the chiefe Iustices, and the facultie or science wherby they liued.
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We set saile in the Ascension of London, a new shippe very well appointed, of two hundred and three score tunnes (whereof was master one William Broadbanke, a prouident and skilfull man in his facultie) from Grauesend the one and twentie of March 1593.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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London: the Master whereof was Richard Parsons, a very excellent and skilfull man in his facultie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They know no arte nor facultie, but onely shooting, which they exercise dayly, as well men as women, and kill such beasts as serue them for their foode.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But with none I remember mine eares were at any time more loaden, then when (either angred with slow paiment, or mooved with our learnerlike admiration) hee exercised his speech in the praise of his facultie.
Defence of Poesie 1992
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How the soule, by one simple | facultie, performeth so many and | diverse actions.
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Instrument semeth to be a part of facultie: for instrumentes sometyme are cause of oure hablenes to do a thinge: and it is a more mischeuous deede to kyl with venome thẽ with swearde.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes Richard Sherry
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But with none I remember mine eares were at any time more loden, then when (ether angred with slowe paiment, or mooved with our learner-like admiration,) he exercised his speech in the prayse of his facultie.
English Travellers of the Renaissance Clare Howard
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