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Whosoeuer runneth to the pray or spoyle, before the victorie be achieued, must vndergoe a most seuere punishment.

The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004

Very penitent hee was, and sorie for his misdemeanour, and all of vs did our best endeuour to obtain his pardon: but (the orders and ordinances wherevnto our whole company was sworne being read before vs) we were constrained to surcease our importunate suit, and he for the example of others to vndergo the seuere doome that was allotted him.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Which the king of Poland perceiuing sent two Embassadours to his imperiall Highnesse signifying, that he would hunt out the said malefactors, and inflict most seuere punishments vpon them, and also that he would better his gift, which he hath for many yeeres heretofore ordinarily sent vnto the porch of his imperiall

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Roderigo Zamorano came long ago very happily to my hands, together with the straight and seuere examining of all such Masters as desire to take charge for the West Indies.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Whosoeuer runneth to the pray or spoyle, before the victorie be achieued, must vndergoe a most seuere punishment.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

This seuere executing of iustice at the very first did breed such a deepe terror in the hearts of the whole armie, that it seemed to cut off all occasion of the like disorder for euer afterwards to be attempted.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Hir mightie tall personage, comelie shape, seuere countenance, and sharpe voice, with hir long and yellow tresses of heare reaching downe to hir thighes, hir braue and gorgeous apparell also caused the people to haue hir in great reuerence.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England Raphael Holinshed

_Italian_ tonge, whereby ouer many yong willes and wittes allured to wantonnes, do now boldly contemne all seuere bookes that founde to honestie and godlines.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

But yet I find in other authors, that in this iournie king Henrie did not greatlie preuaile against his enimies, but rather lost manie of his men of warre, both horssemen and footmen: for by his seuere proceeding against them, he rather made them more eger to séeke reuenge, than quieted them in any tumult.

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed

The Romaines of any other people most seuere censurers of decencie, thought no vpper garment so comely for a ciuill man as a long playted qowne, because it sheweth much grauitie & also pudicitie, hiding euery member of the body which had not bin pleasant to behold.

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham