Sentence examples for his devise from inspiring English sources

In early June, Edward personally supervised the drafting of a clean version of his devise by lawyers, to which he lent his signature "in six several places".

Among other members of the Privy Chamber, Northumberland's intimate Sir John Gates has been suspected of suggesting to Edward to change his devise so that Lady Jane Grey herself not just any sons of hers could inherit the Crown.

Then, on 15 June he summoned high ranking judges to his sickbed, commanding them on their allegiance "with sharp words and angry countenance" to prepare his devise as letters patent and announced that he would have these passed in parliament.

In the first version of his "devise", written before he knew he was mortally ill, Edward bypassed his half-sisters and provided for the succession of male heirs only.

Cradling the pastel-colored lump in his hands, a model of his mind devised by his own mental efforts, Dehaene paused for a moment.

Finding himself alone, the colonel decides to leave behind his childhood, devise a tabula rasa, and start everything over.

Mr. Shaw, who opened with a clever, innuendo-soaked spoken introduction of his devising, struggled with his more florid vocal lines.

He has set and missed too many deadlines for any new ones of his devising, at any rate to command credibility.

I was haunted by the image of him sitting at his computer, devising 50 witty replies.

Schlemmer and his colleagues devised elaborate costumes that transformed the actor-dancers into "moving architecture".

His mother devised a game to cure the child's fear.