What is "crownes"

Usage examples of "crownes".

The women had their haire annointed and their heads covered with linnen : but the men had their crownes shaven, which were the terrene stars of the goddesse, holding in their hand instruments of brasse, silver and gold, which rendered a pleasant sound.

Amongst them all the father of the child remooved with his owne hands the stone of the Sepulchre, and found his Sonne rising up after his dead and soporiferous sleepe, whom when he beheld, he imbraced him in his armes, and presented him before the people, with great joy and consolation, and as he was wrapped and bound in his grave, so he brought him before the Judges, whereupon the wickednesse of the Servant, and, the treason of the stepdame was plainely discovered, and the verity of the matter revealed, whereby the woman was perpetually exiled, the Servant hanged on a Gallowes, and the Physitian had the Crownes, which was prepared to buy the poyson.

And therewithall he pulled out two thousand crownes, which he had under his coate, saying : Hold here the dowry which I present unto you, hold eke my person, which you shall alwayes find trusty and faithfull, if you willingly receive me: and I will ensure you that in so doing, within short space I wilt make and turne this stony house of yours into gold.

When he thought, with these and other gentle words to allure and prick forward the obstinate mind of Myrmex he shewed him glittering gold in his hand, saying that he would give his mistresse twenty crowns and him ten, but Myrmex hearing these words, was greatly troubled, abhorring in his mind to commit such a mischiefe: wherfore he stopped his eares, and turning his head departed away: howbeit the glittering view of these crownes could never be out of his mind, but being at home he seemed to see the money before his eyes, which was so worthy a prey, wherefore poore Myrmex being in divers opinions could not tell what to doe, for on the one side lie considered the promise which he made to his master, and the punishment that should ensue if he did contrary.

On the other side he thought of the gaine, and the passing pleasure of the crownes of gold.

Then incontinently Philesiterus delivered him tenne Crownes, and when night came, Myrmex brought him disguised into his mistresses Chamber.

You shall understand that this servant which hath merited to be hanged, came one of these dayes to speake with me, promising to give me a hundred crownes, if I would give him present poyson, which would cause a man to dye suddenly, saying, that he would have it for one that was sicke of an incurable disease, to the end he might be delivered from all torment, but I smelling his crafty and subtill fetch, and fearing least he would worke some mischiefe withall, gave him a drinke.

But least any of the crownes should lacke weight or be found counterfeit, I willed him to scale the purse wherein they were put, with his manuell signe, whereby the next day we might goe together to the Goldsmith to try them, which he did.

Thus heard I cryen all, And fast they came out of the hall, And shooke *nobles and sterlings,* *coins And some y-crowned were as kings, With crownes wrought fall of lozenges.

He had a faire companion of his way,A goodly Lady clad in scarlot red,Purfled with gold and pearle of rich assay,And like a Persian mitre on her hedShe wore, with crownes and owches garnished,The which her lauish louers to her gaue.

Much like, as when the beaten marinere,That long hath wandred in the Ocean wide,Oft soust in swelling Tethys saltish teare,And long time hauing tand his tawney hideWith blustring breath of heauen, that none can bide,And scorching flames of fierce Orions hound,Soone as the port from farre he has espide,His chearefull whistle merrily doth sound,And Nereus crownes with cups.

Me ill besits, that in der-doing armes,And honours suit my vowed dayes do spend,Vnto thy bounteous baytes, and pleasing charmes,With which weake men thou witchest, to attend:Regard of worldly mucke doth fowly blend,And low abase the high heroicke spright,That ioyes for crownes and kingdomes to contend.

The rowme was large and wide,As it some Gyeld or solemne Temple weare:Many great golden pillours did vpbeareThe massy roofe, and riches huge sustayne,And euery pillour decked was full deareWith crownes and Diademes, & titles vaine,Which mortall Princes wore, whiles they on earth did rayne.

There is great joy in this Court for his being taken, and a hundred thousand crownes, I am told very privately, set upon his head.

Roux de Marsilly came hither when your Majesty had made a union with Holland for making the Peace betwix the two Crownes and when it was probable the opposition to the Peace would bee on the side of France.