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  • And the Alkaron seythe also of the day of doom, how God schal come to deme alle maner of folk; and the gode he schalle drawen on his syde, and putte hem into blisse; and the wykkede he schal condempne to the peynes of helle.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And schortly to seye zou; thei suffren so grete peynes and so harde martyrdomes, for love of here ydole, that a Cristene man, I trowe, durst not taken upon him the tenthe part of the peyne, for love of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • Lord descended, to helle and dispoyled it; for at such houre schal he dispoyle the world, and lede his chosene to blisse; and the othere schalle be condempne to perpetuelle peynes: and thanne schalle every man have aftir his dissert, outher gode or evylle; but zif the mercy of God passe his rightewisnesse.

    The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

  • And the Alkaron seythe also of the day of doom, how God schal come to deme alle maner of folk; and the gode he schalle drawen on his syde, and putte hem into blisse; and the wykkede he schal condempne to the peynes of helle.

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

  • And schortly to seye zou; thei suffren so grete peynes and so harde martyrdomes, for love of here ydole, that a Cristene man, I trowe, durst not taken upon him the tenthe part of the peyne, for love of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.

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

  • Estre Day, suche tyme as oure Lord aroos: and the dom schalle begynne, suche houre as oure Lord descended, to helle and dispoyled it; for at such houre schal he dispoyle the world, and lede his chosene to blisse; and the othere schalle be condempne to perpetuelle peynes: and thanne schalle every man have aftir his dissert, outher gode or evylle; but zif the mercy of God passe his rightewisnesse.

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

  • Maiest thou fele al the peynes of age whylst yynge, 515

    The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

  • The peynes, thatte passethe ynn mie soule ybrente?

    The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

  • Moe torturynge peynes yanne canne be sedde bie tyngue,

    The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

  • And myht {e} full {e} god, that suffred peynes smerte,

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

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