Crossword-Solution: SYRE 4 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 7

She lost patience, and was “beten for a book, pardee.” “Up-on a night Jankin, that was our syre, Redde on his book, as he sat by the fyre.” And when his wife saw he would “never fyne” to read “this cursed book al night,” all suddenly she plucked three leaves out of it, “right as he radde,” and with her fist so took him on the cheek that he fell “bakward adoun” in the fire.

Then follow thou thy desp'rate Syre of Creet, Thou Icarus, thy Life to me is sweet: If thou wilt fight, fight by thy Fathers side, And commendable prou'd, let's dye in pride.

XXXVIII Who all in rage his Sea-god syre besought, Some cursed vengeaunce on his sonne to cast, 335 From surging gulf two monsters straight were brought, With dread whereof his chasing steedes aghast, Both charet swift and huntsman overcast.

XXXIX His cruell step-dame seeing what was donne, Her wicked dayes with wretched knife did end, In death avowing th' innocence of her sonne, 345 Which hearing, his rash Syre began to rend His haire, and hastie tongue that did offend.

XLVIII And them long time before, great Nimrod° was, That first the world with sword and fire warrayd; 425 And after him old Ninus° farre did pas In princely pompe, of all the world obayd; There also was that mightie Monarch° layd Low under all, yet above all in pride, That name of native syre did fowle upbrayd, 430 And would as Ammons sonne be magnifide, Till scornd of God and man a shamefull death he dide.