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Thei are reported to be of such patience, that though a manne strike them with a naked sweard, thei will not shonne him, or flye from him.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Thei cannot handle a target: nor but fewe of theim a launce or a long sweard.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

That except this crueltie be stayed by your wisdome, we wilbe compelled to tak the sweard of just defence aganis all that shall persew us for the mater of religioun, and for our conscience saik; whiche awght not, nor may nott be subject to mortale creatures, farder than be God's worde man be able to prove that he hath power to command us.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

Or, "Whitther thei, to whome God in some caisses had committed the sweard of justice, mycht suffer the bloode of thare brethrein to be sched in thare presence, without any declaratioun that such tyrannye displeased thame?"

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

Preistis he wald persecut us, and so compell us to taik the sweard of just defence.

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

And so he caused a twa handed sweard, (which commonly was caiyed with the said Maister George,) be tackin fra the said Johnne

The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

I sweard by that which ye see, and that which ye see not,

The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

Thei are reported to be of such patience, that though a manne strike them with a naked sweard, thei will not shonne him, or flye from him.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584

Thei cannot handle a target: nor but fewe of theim a launce or a long sweard.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584

Some have written within the scaberde of a sweard: Other have put the Letters in an unbaked lofe, and after have baked the same, and given it for meate to hym that caried theim.

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498