conspectus

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For the custom is such, that no stranger shall come before him, but if he give him some manner thing, after the old law that saith, Nemo accedat in conspectu meo vacuus. 

From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

In conspectu classis,—'in sight of the fleet,'—and where will you find a finer bay than that on your right hand?

From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir