Townes

But before we come to it, there are 4 other peopled townes, that is to say, ❋ Richard Hakluyt (1584)

[IGIO. hostilities, nor the plantations, by the certaine & experi - enced revenges of those Dutch Indians, & am confident that within a yearcs compasse, &c., by silent & watchfull courses, the murtherer or niurthcrcrs mav be taken in English townes. ❋ Unknown (1792)

The judge sentenced her to be whipt at a carte tayle through the townes streete, and to weare a badge upon her left sleeve. ❋ Eric Felten (2010)

Corke, or Youghall, (for all other Cities and Sea townes are possessed by the enemy), or else my two sonnes [must] travaile into Holland, and putt themselves into entertaynement under the service and conduct of the Prince of Orange; for they must henceforward maintayne themselves by such entertaynements as they gett in the warres (Earl of Cork to Marcombes 9 March 1641/2, Maddison 1969, 47). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cornaa, go men be many londes, and many cytees and townes, unto the lond of Job: and there endethe the lond of the Emperour of ❋ Unknown (2004)

For thei han grettre lust to lye in tentes with outen, than for to lye in castelle or in townes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Aftre that yle, in goynge be see, men fynden another yle, gode and gret, that men clepen Pathen, that is a gret kyngdom, fulle of faire cytees and fulle of townes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In that contree, in the gode townes, is a gode custom. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In every ile, is gret plentee of cytees and of townes and of folk, with outen nombre. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And alle theise townes ben in the lond of Galilee. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Fro that cytee, gon men be the contree, be many cytees and many townes, unto a cytee, that men clepen Jamchay: and it is a noble cytee and a riche, and of gret profite to the lord: and thidre go men to sechen marchandise of alle manere of thing. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Prestre John holt fulle gret lond, and hathe many fulle noble cytees and gode townes in his royalme, and many grete dyvene yles ond large. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Fro thens go men be many townes and many cytees, thorghe the contree, unto a cytee, that men clepen Lanteryne: and it is an 8 iourneyes from the cytee aboveseyd. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Aftre gon men, be many cytees and townes, and grete contrees, that it were to longe to telle, unto the cytee of Cornaa, that was wont to be so gret, that the walles abouten holden 25 myle aboute. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And he hathe also into a 14000 olifauntz or mo, that he makethe for to ben brought up amonges his vileynes, be alle his townes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And whan the spyes seen ony Cristene men comen upon hem, thei rennen to the townes, and cryen with a lowd voys, Kerra, Kerra, Kerra; and than anon thei armen hem and assemblen hem to gydere. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And zee schulle undirstonde, that the empire of this gret Chane is devyded in 12 provynces; and every provynce hathe mo than 2000 cytees; and of townes with outen nombre. ❋ Unknown (2004)

From that contree men passen be many marches, toward a contree, a 10 iourneyes thens, that is clept Mabaron: and it is a gret kyngdom, and it hathe many faire cytees and townes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And thorghe the desertes of his lordschipe, there as men may fynde no townes, there ben innes ordeyned be every iorneye, to resceyve bothe man and hors; in the whiche thei schalle fynde plentee of vytaylle, and of alle thing, that hem nedethe, for to go be the contree. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And zee schulle undrestonde, that it is on of the oldest townes of the world: for it was founded, before Noes flode. ❋ Unknown (2004)