Vnto which my sute his Eare was deafe, swearing still and protesting that either he would be slayne himselfe, or else dispatch the Countee Ardizzino.
I should haue slayne the slaue that seru'd me so, O God forbid my hands were brued in blood, Should I desire the harme of friend or foe?
The maiden knowing the voyce of hym, that had slayne hir fryende, began to cry out more fiercely than before.
Great Sir, no; The vyolence of hys passyon notwithstandinge, Havinge hys deathe-slayne mistres in hys armes, He heares all causes criminall as if She did but slumber by hym.
A valiant Knight, his name yong Ferdinand, Slayne by misfortune of a friendly hand.
On us, base man, tourne thy most bloodye edge, For thou hast slayne the noblest inocent.
Have they not slayne one another and buryed themselves?
Pembrooke and Ferdinand, in mutual strife, Slayne by eche other doth confirme my words And for revenge whets keene the two Kings swords.
Schir Edward went him for to se; About him slayne lay his menyhe All in a lump, on athyr hand, And he, redy to dey, throwand.
Thair mycht men felloune slauchtir se; For the richt nobil Erll Thomas, That with his rout followit the chas, Maid sic a slauchtir in the toune, And swa felloune occisioune, 220 That the rewis all bludy war Of slayne men that war liand thar.
All that day caryand thai war With cartis, men that slayne war thar.
Thai that eschapit thair throu cas Richt till thar host thar wayis tais, 460 And tald how that thar men war slayne So cleyne that neir eschapit nane.
Bot for the Erll Gilbert of Clar, That slayne wes in the battale-place, The king somdeill anoyit was, 510 For till hym neir syb wes he.
Thar wes fele slayne in-to that fycht, That worthy in thar tyme had beyn.
But at the last thar slayne he wes: In that failyheit the liklynes.
And thai with speris swa him met, 315 And swa feill speris on hym set, That he and hors war chargit swa That bath doune to the erd can ga: And in that place than slayne wes he.
Frenshemen and Scottis at the said bataile of Cravant in the duchie of Bourgoine, where there were slayne of the ennemies to the nombre of .
How Lucius Paulus, a cenatoure, in defaute that his hoste wolde not doo by counceile, he was slayne in bataile.
Johan duc of Bedford at Homeldonhille in Scotlond, was also slaine at the said batelle, withe many other grete lordis of the Frenshe partie slayne and taken prisoneris at the said bataile.
Also that day was slayne aboue two thousand Indian friends, and many Canoas lost and the Vergantines in great daunger, and the captain and maister of one of them were wounded.
There was that day slayne and taken prysoners aboue .
Those first dayes that the Spaniardes came to the Citie, & as often as Mutezuma went to the temple, Indian men were slayne in sacrifice.
Some affirme, that yong children were slayne and dressed in diuers kind of dishes for Mutezuma his table, but it was not so, only of mans flesh sacrifised he fedde nowe and then.
Likewise (quoth he) it is apparant vnto you how many of your side are slayne without the losse of one of mine, and with this answere sent them away.
Danger, death of body and soule; howe many have bin slayne for riches, or dyed in them.
For Wetharryngton my harte was wo, That ever he slayne shulde be; For when both his leggis wear hewyne in to, Yet he knyled and fought on hys kne.
Thear was slaynewith the lord Persè Sir John of Agerstone, Sir Rogar the hinde Hartly, Sir Wyllyam the bolde Hearone.
Tivydale may carpe off care, Northombarlond may mayk grat mon, For towe such captayns as slayne wear thear, On the march perti shall never be non.
The sone of Thomyr had nat ben ouercome Nor slayne by Cyrus for all his worthynes.
And mortall myschefe had leuer be dede or slayne Than byde correccyon or for his profyte payne Suche haue suche pleasour in theyr mad folysshe pype That they dispyse all other melody.
It is a mighty comet, and, in my opinion, bigger then that which was seene when Sebastian, King of Portingall, was slayne in Barberry.
O Villaine thou hast slayne thy Generall, And with thy base hand gor'd my royall heart.
I wot, he never would rest, Nor his meate should doe him no goode, Until he hath slayne thee, Child of Elle, And scene thy deare hearts bloode.
Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: Ah; traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.
And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of Gramaryè, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee.
The lave war sesyt sone in hand, Swa that off thretty levyt nane, That thai ne war slayne ilkan, or tane.
On this wise wes the castell tan, And slayne that war tharin ilkan.
Tivydale may carpe of care, Northumberland may mayk great moan, For two such captayns as slayne were there, on the March-parti shall never be none.
For Wetharryngton my harte was wo, that ever he slayne shulde be; For when both his leggis were hewyn in to, yet he kneeled and fought on hys knee.
That lord Percy, leyff-tenante of the Marchis he lay slayne Cheviot within.
But all were slayne Cheviot within; they had no strength to stand on by; The chylde may rue that ys unborne, it was the more pittë.
For vntyll thys day I haue almost be slayne with the importunate prayers of men.
We were amasyd as and if a man had stryke vs with a clube, or we had be slayne with a thonderclape, and we very lowly axid pardon of oure folishe boldenes, and gote vs frome thens.
Also there was slaynethe erle of Ausser, therle of Saynt Poule, and many others.
Finally, howe he had slayne his Nephewe, to induce the Duke to iudge her to be culpable of the adulterie.
Just in that place I found him, and imadgining He satt of purpose theire to despight mee, I hitt him with a stone, hee fell withall And I thought I had slayne him.
I wot, he never would rest, Nor his meate should doe him no goode, Till he hadslayne thee, Child of Elle, And seene thy deare hearts bloode.
And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Through helpe of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, 275 Or forst them forth to flee.
They sayed, ‘Lord, we beseche you here, That ye wyll graunt us grace; For we have slayne your fat falow dere In many a sondry place.
There was a yoman in that place, And best worthy was he, And for he was ferre and frembde bested, Slayne he shulde have be.
Have here the best, Alyce my wyfe,’ Sayde Wyllyam of Cloudeslye, ‘By cause ye so boldly stode me by Whan I wasslayne full nye.
Late never my wedded lorde Shamefully slayne be; He is fast bowne to Notinghamwarde, For the love of thee.
And broke his parks, andslayne his dere; Over all they chose the best; So perelous out-lawes as they were Walked not by easte nor west.
LXXII There was slayne upon the English part For sooth as I you say, Of ninè thousand English men Five hundred came away.
LXX There was slayne upon the English side For sooth and certaynlye, A gentle Knight, Sir John Fitzhughe, It was the more pitye.
CXVII They sayd, ‘Lord, we beseche you here That ye wyll graunt us grace; For we have slayne your fat falowe dere In many a sondry place.
Dives and Lazarus) or, merely flat and pedestrian: There wasslayne upon the English part For sooth as I you say, Of ninè thousand English men Five hundred came away.
LXIX There was slayne upon the Scottès’ side For sooth as I you say, Of four and fifty thousand Scottes Went but eighteen away.
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