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n. (obsolete spelling of government English)
Usage examples of "gouernment".
The knights there entring, did him reuerence dewAnd wondred at his endlesse exercise,Then as they gan his Librarie to vew,And antique Registers for to auise,There chaunced to the Princes hand to rize,An auncient booke, hight Briton moniments,That of this lands first conquest did deuize,And old diuision into Regiments,Till it reduced was to one mans gouernments.
During which time, that he did there remaine,His studie was true Iustice how to deale,And day and night employ'd his busie paineHow to reforme that ragged common-weale:And that same yron man which could reuealeAll hidden crimes, through all that realme he sent,To search out those, that vsd to rob and steale,Or did rebell gainst lawfull gouernment.
He left three sonnes, the which in order raynd,And all their Ofspring, in their dew descents,Euen seuen hundred Princes, which maintayndWith mightie deedes their sundry gouernments.
Who hauing lately left that louely payre,Enlincked fast in wedlockes loyall bond,Bold Marinell with Florimell the fayre,With whom great feast and goodly glee he fond,Departed from the Castle of the strond,To follow his aduentures first intent,Which long agoe he taken had in hond:Ne wight with him for his assistance went,But that great yron groome, his gard and gouernment.