capitayn

capitayn

(ˌkæpɪˈteɪn)
n
an obsolete word for captain
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chase to theym a Capitayn & namyd him Jak Cade and affyr drew theym ...
The copies of a letter written, by the ryght honoroble lorde, brother iohn valet, great master and Comander of the Rodes, now Malta, to the ryght noble & worthke [sic] Capitayn, don Garcia of Toledo, Capitayn general to the kyng of spayn.