insolency

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But he naturally spoke of the matter to George I.; whose patience, often fretted by complaints on that head, seems to have taken fire at this transcendent instance of Prussian insolency.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 by Carlyle, Thomas

One day a man or theirs was forwearned for his insolency, for not referring to the Governor, doing all out of his owne head.

From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Radisson, Pierre Esprit

Accordingly he restrains himself for a little while, chafing beneath the delay, and then, a soldier or two being suddenly struck down by the fire, he exclaims, "Yea! this insolency is not to be endured."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 by Various

There will appear, at the last day, strange and unexpected examples, both of his justice and his mercy; and, therefore, to define either is folly in man, and insolency even in the devils.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir

There will appear at the last day strange and unexpected examples, both of His justice and His mercy; and therefore to define either is folly in man, and insolency even in the devils. 

From Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation by Whyte, Alexander