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continuance (1304)

continuance (1304)

continuaunce  
  FEW:  continuus 2/ii,1110a Gdf:  continuance 2,265c GdfC: TL: continüance 2,773 DEAF:  continu (continuance)  DMF:  continuance  TLF: OED:  continuance n.  MED:  continuaunce n.  DMLBS:  continuantia 468b

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1continuity
( 1304 )  il covent si vous volez aver estat par cel usage qe vous le poez mayntenir par long continuance de tens  YBB 32-33 Ed I 265
( 1316 )  en evidence de sa fraunchise alegge continuaunce de cele franchise du temps dunt il n’y ad nul memore  YBB Ed II xx 140
( 1318 )  et voloms averer la continuaunce ut supra de auncestre en heir  YBB Ed II xxii 285
2continued stay, residence
( 1388 )  ma continuance a Middelburgh jusques al Chaundelure proschain venant  Smit 401.690
3adjournement, continuation (at a later date)
( 1341 )  par entrelesser d’un escript en la continuaunce tout le procés fust discontinué  YBB 15 Ed III 309
( 1346 )  Le Idem dies n’est pas un agarde, mes est un continuaunce pris entre parties  YBB 20 ii Ed III 167
( 1400 )  pur treter sur la continuance de mesmes les trieues pur certein temps  Rot Scot ii 154
4continued favour
( c.1340; MS: s.xiv2 )  Je vous esmercie de totes amistees […] qe vous m’avez monstrez  (ed. moustrez) […] dont vous empry tres cherement de la bone continuance  Cist Form 316.24
( 1372 )  prions de la bon et effectual continuance, et que nous vous purrons toutdiz trover bon et fiable  GAUNT1 i 48
( 1412; MS: s.xv1 )  vous empriant enterement de vostre bone continuance  Lett & Pet 387.15
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