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- noun Obsolete form of
vengeance .
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Examples
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Yea, sometime to shewe their crueltie, and to satisfie their vengeaunce, the bodies of suche their enemies, as thei haue taken, thei vse to roste by a greate fire: and when thei bee asembled a good nombre together, thei teare theim of the spittes like Wolues, with their tiethe, and deuoure them.
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A thing no lesse pleasaunt to the Ladye then merueilous to all the people standing round about, who seing a chaunce so miraculous cried out, incontinently for the deliuerie of the Ladie, and for vengeaunce to be taken of him, which so wickedly had protruded her into that daunger: which for her vertue, ought to be extolled and praised of the whole world.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Lordes: if you condemne me for holding by Gods word, my innocent bloud shalbe required at your handes, when ye shalbe brought before the iudgement seat of Christ, who is mightie to defend my innocent cause, before whome ye shall not denye it, nor yet be able to resiste hys wrath: to whom I referre the vengeaunce, as it is written: "Vengeaunce is myne, and I will rewarde."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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If God geue me lyfe, I wyll take such order, as the posteritie shall take example by that iuste vengeaunce whiche I hope to take of thee (arrant theefe, and despoyler of my honor and consolation.)
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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To cõme in his cõpanye when he cõmith to take vengeaunce of his enemies/To stond by his syde when he shall sytte down to iudge/to be made the felow heire of
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And I beliue the gods did cause me to be borne with mine owne hands to execute vengeaunce of their wrath and the losse of mine honour.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Thou art a straunger and liuest here a beastly life, ioyned with continuall labour: I haue twelve hundred crownes with certaine Iewelles, which that false traitour gaue me, which he predestinated by the heauens for none other purpose but to paie them their hire, which shall do the vengeaunce vpon his disloyall persone.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Tullia in the time of this hurlie burlie, fledde from her house, all the people cursing and crying vengeaunce vpon her.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Vnderstandest not thou my voyce that crieth vengeaunce vpon thee for thy misdede?
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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Yea, sometime to shewe their crueltie, and to satisfie their vengeaunce, the bodies of suche their enemies, as thei haue taken, thei vse to roste by a greate fire: and when thei bee asembled a good nombre together, thei teare theim of the spittes like Wolues, with their tiethe, and deuoure them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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