purse

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“Terre ceinte,” translated by Alexia Trigo as “Brotherhood” in 2021, examines terrorism; “Silence du chœur” addresses the migrant crisis in Italy; “De purs hommes” focuses on queer life and death in Senegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

My purs and I be callyd to the lure Off indigence, our stuff leyd in morgage; But ye, my lord, may al our soor recure, With a receyt of plate, and of coignage.

From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir

Post and Pair, with a pair-royal of aces in his hat; his garment all done over with pairs and purs; his squire carrying a box, cards, and counters.

From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.

Also a knyght of the temple wooke there; and wyssched a purs evere more fulle of gold: and the lady graunted him.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

Whan ye you repute , ye be Quant uous uous reputez uilz et ordz, uiles et ordes, par humilit�, uous estes purs et nectz, etc. par bont�.

From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles