And the kyng of that contrey hath als many wyfes as he wole; for he makethe serche alle the contree, to geten him the fairest maydens that may ben founde, and makethe hem to ben broughte before him; and he takethe on o nyght, and another another nyght, and so forthe contynuelle sewyng; so that he hath a 1000 wyfes or mo. ❋ Unknown (2004)
But before ther battayle be fought, they determine that what mayden so euer beareth her selfe mooste valeaunte in the fielde, all the other maydens with commune consente shall garnishe her, and arme her, both with the armour of Grecia, and the helmet of Corinthe. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The maydens of the Anses, at the yerely feastes of Minerua, in the honoure of the goddesse their country woman: deuiding them selues into two companies, vse to giue battaile, one parte to another with staues, and with stones: sayeng that thei obserue the maner of their country in the honour of her that we calle Minerua. ❋ Unknown (2004)
She was “very faire and comely, after theyr maner, and of colour inclynyng to blacke:” she would spend the whole day in beholding Bartema, who wandered about simulating madness,5 and “in the meane season, divers tymes, sent him secretly muche good meate by her maydens.” ❋ Unknown (2003)
Her maydens that stoode aboute her, knewe not what hart that was, nor whereunto those woords did tende: but being moued with compassion they all wepte: pitifullie demaundinge (althoughe in vayne) the occasion of her sorowfull plaintes: and comforted her so well as they could. ❋ William Painter (N/A)
Wilt thou learne what fruite is reaped of wicked luste, to dispoyle virgins and maydens of their greatest vertue see the hystorie of Appius Claudius and Sir Didaco the Spanish knight? ❋ William Painter (N/A)
Thou fyghtest anente [76] maydens and ne menne, 475 ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)
Or welkyn [114] & her starres wyll take a maydens parte. ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)
In Henry VIII's reign "maydens did wear silken callis to keep in order their hayre made yellow with dye." ❋ William Thomas Fernie (N/A)
Hee who walketh in Beacon streete on Sundaye, whan thatt the skies be fayre, seeth, after church out-letting, manie of these sweete maydens walking wyth ther cavalleros up and doune hille, talkyng of manie thynges. ❋ Various (N/A)
Rosemary gilded very faire, hung about with silken Ribands of all colours; next was there a noyse of Musicians that played all the way before her; after her came all the chiefest maydens of the Country, some bearing great Bride Cakes and some Garlands of wheate finely gilded and so she past unto the Church. ❋ Eileen Edna Power (1914)
Thread-Clue behind her, cleaving the air with long, active strides; and if you know what the speed of a swallow is, flying across a mountain-side, or the dry wind of a March day sweeping over the plains, then you can understand nothing of the swiftness of this steed of the flowing mane, acquired by the day by the maydens of Devorgilla. ❋ Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1889)
Also the same yere was ordeyned that every persone undirgrowe schulde pay iiij _d. _ to the kyng; and this cause was most cause of the rysyng after, for in Kent they began to serche first maydens and othere. ❋ Anonymous (1823)
The kiahya also gave me this morning an hundred pieces of gold of forty maydens, having before given me fifty. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)
Feb. 26th, this night the fyre all in flame cam into my maydens chamber agayne, betwene an eleven and twelve of the cloke; contynued half an howr terribly, so it did a yere before to the same maydens, Mary Cunstable and Jane ❋ John Dee (1567)
The maydens say nay thereto/but that it was theyr fathers mynde that they shulde haue euery of theym an. ❋ Leonard Cox (1528)
