How Aubert by the commaundement of Pepin King of Fraunce , was vpon his returne sent to warre in the ayde of the Loraynes against the Vermandois , and how at his returne from the warre , Robert his sonne was borne , who for his villanies was surnamed the Diuell .

NO sooner was Aubert returned to his Court , but certaine messengers saluted him with letters of credence from King Pepin , crauing his ayde in the behalfe of the Loraynes against the Vermandoies . The noble Duke being naturally inclined to famous exploites , not effeminate pleasures , reioyced at this occasion , and taking kinde leaue of his Dutchesse , he leuied his men at armes , marching by long iornies so speedilie , till at last he arriued where both the battailes were pitched in fight of one another , his present assistance encreased the hope of the Loraynes , and ruinated the hearts of the Vermandoies , who that night dislodged themselues in secret , seeking all occasions of delay , whereby they might either weaken their enemie , or strengthen their armie . Fiue moneths and more dallied they the time with light skirmishes , wherein Fortune now smiled on the one part , now laughed on the other , but Aubert who detested delaies , and by their protraction suspected their policie , so incessantly incensed the armie of the Loraynes , that finally they disolued either to decide the controuersie in fight , or die in the enterprise : so that following the Vermandoies in to what place soeuer they withdrewe themselues , at last they inclosed the Eneme in a faire plaine encompassed with high hills , where was neither hope of flight nor expectation of delay , whereupon both the aduersarie hoasts vpon a prefixed day encountered , where the Loraynes had the victorie , losing onely sixe hundred men in the battaile , and the Vermandoies , beside those that were taken prisoners , lost the flower of their Nobilitie , beside nine thousand Commoners who fell in that fight . But Auberts courage was of no small expectation in this encounterie , for with his owne hand he slewe the Generall on the aduerse partie , and renting the Colours from the staffe , trampled it vnder the feete of his horse in contempt of his maligners . The Loraines in this sort being Lords , after they had raunsomed their prisoners , and concluded their peace , returned to their countries , and Aubert no lesse inriched than honoured , returned to his Citie of Roan , where discharging his traine of Souldiers , hée intended his accustomed pleasures .

But Editha during the absente of her husband , was so fortunate and fruitfull after their last intercourse ; that she increased daylie , and at last the quickning babe in her wombe , depriued her of all her wonted suspect : but at such time as the Duke was returned , and the appoynted time of her deliuerie expected , the heauens intimating some prodigious sequell , were afflicted with continuall thunders ; the earth shooke as if amazed at Nature , the lightnings flashed with great furie , and midst all these Commotions Editha was brought a bed of a sonne , who by his fathers ordinance was in great pompe carried to the Church of S. Owens in Roan , and christened by the name of Robert . This infant in his swathing cloutes , gaue certaine testimonie of his future outrages , for being borne beyond the custome of nature with all his teeth , according to the opinion of the Historiographers , was inchaunted , for in stead of drawing nutriment from his Nurse , hee bit off her nipples , and being kissed in the cradle by the Ladie of Sanserres , hee bit off her nose : in his foode he was rauenous ; in his fashions & behauiour rigorous ; in stead of his infantly cries , vsed seuere smiles , planting in his parents more occasion of suspition , than ca●se of hope . At seauen yeares of age his mother diligently intending his amendes , sought out a man of good life and great learning , who might instruct him in the feare of GOD , and resolue him in the secrets of Arts , she accompanied him with his equalles in birth , his companions in studie , leauing no meanes vnsought to reclaime him , nor perswasions vnapplied to reforme him : but as the Oke sooner breaketh than boweth , and the Sallowe being bowed in the twig is crooked in the tree : so Robert by nature inclined to vice , coulde in no wise bee induced by aduice ; hee was in wit pregnant , but applied the same to loosenes , reioycing as much at diuelishnes as other in their doctrine ; in reading the Poets he despised the precepts of worth , and delighted in the poems of wantounes ; hee was eloquent , but in impietie ; diligent , but in mischiefe , hauing nothing in more estimate than murther , flying nothing more earnestly than modestie : and in regard of this his intemperance , it was by some supposed that his mother at such time as he was begotten , was inchaunted ; each one seeing his inclination fled him as a Serpent , his equals he banished from him with buffetings , his elders with reuilings , hauing neither feare of God nor regarde of godlines . If his mother went to see his wretchednesse , he became more wicked : if Aubert sought to reconcile him with good counsailes , he laboures the more to defile himselfe with larcenies and cruelties , yea such and so many were his mischiefes , that it was wondered at , that the earth did not sink vnder him in respect of his vngratiousnesse , no one of his fellowes escaped from him vnwounded . Hearing his Tutor one day discoursing vpon the nature of C●euta , he gaue diligent attention to his doctrine , and finding out the simple , he prepared the same according as hee was instructed , and presented it to his masters sonne a childe of rare towardnesse , who no sooner tasted thereof , but with vehement and bitter agonies gaue vp the ghost : the father wonderfully astonished at this action , and inquiring the cause of him with many pitifull bemouings , he receaued this answer .

Master ( sayd he ) I haue but put in practise that which you haue taught me in precept , and since I find you a man of such credite , I will boldly write vnder your lesson probatum est : he was naturally inclined to intort all good principles of Philosophy , and to apply the earnest secrets of antiquitie to notable insolencie ; hee dissembled most holines when hee was irreligious , supposing it vertue to inuent sinne , and shame to be ignorant in sinne : his prouident Tutor knowing ( as the Prouerbe runneth ) the Tree by his fruite , the Lyon by his naile , and the Crocadile by his teare , knowing by daylie experience that too much impunitie is the cause of too much impietie , that it is easier to stop the riuer in the spring , than withstand it in the streame , that the Lyon restrayned being a whelpe , is tractable in his greatest yeares ; that Custome was a meane , if not to subdue , yet to alter Nature , thought good by crueltie to correct that , which by le●●●ie hee could not confound : for which cause seeing that gentle admonition preuailed nothing , he exchanged his strict perswasions to sterne lookes , his sound rudiments to sharp rigor , hoping to recouer that by displing , which he could not reforme by discipline . But as their labour is frustrate who seeke to bring Cancasus into a plaine , to bereaue India of gems , Candia of oyles , Cochim of pepper , or Hibla of honey ; so where the vnreformable worke of Nature is grounded in peremptorie wickednesse , it is impossible either to destroy or disanull the effects thereof , according to the opinion of the Poet : Naturam expellas furca licet vsque recurrit . For , giuing him ordinarie correction at one time for an erronious offence which he had committed , in stead of submission and acknowledgement of his misdéedes , he intentiuely imployed himselfe to murther , and finding his Maister one day asléepe , he priuily tooke his penknife and cut his throate , smilingly concluding his impietie in this sort . Ille mihi feriendus aper .

But as they that paint the Image of Venus shadowe her excellence , by depicturing her backe parts , pretending either a secret insinuation of their owne admiration , or her mightines ; so in laying these loose colours of Robins misgouernance , I rather inforce wounder in my selfe to write them , than credite with those that shall reade them , who conuersing and daylie reading the Norman antiquaries , shall finde farre more of his youthly insolence , than is here set downe , euery way beyond beleefe , yet no way differing from the trueth .

How Duke Aubert and Editha called Robert their sonne to the Court , where by his mothers perswasion he was admitted to the Order of Knighthood .

THe rumour of the yong Princes outrages were no sooner spred throughout the Court , but Aubert heauelie agréed at his sonnes misdeedes , and Editha becomming wel●y desperate of his amends , with heauie hearts called the yong man to their presence , where the olde man shewing the seueritie of a Prince in his lookes , but the sinceritie of a father in his laments , began in this manner to schoole his sonne , whilst Editha was wholly giuen ouer to sorrow . Ungracious and vngodly yong man ( sayd he ) who in thy cradle porteudest thy future indiscretion , and in the ripenes of thine age shewest the rashness of thy nature , that makest my title of signorie , thy priuiledge of sinne , and my lawe , the occasion of thy loosenes : Is this thy reward for thy mothers care ? thy care for thy fathers comfort , to exempt thy selfe of all grace , to exemplifie in mee all griefe . Ahlas haples Prince that I am , reduced to al extreames , should I punish thee according to thy sinne , I should depriue my selfe of mine onely solace , and in not punishing thy murthers , I am as it were agent in thy massacres . Oh vaine youth , if thy studies were answerable to thy estate , and thy wisedome equall to thy wit , thou migh●st perceaue that thy desaster is the desolation of this Estate , and the more my people hope of succession , so much they feare thy fatall confusion . The Cockatrice killed in the shell , quelleth not being a Serpent : the Tyger tamed bring a whelpe , teareth not being growne great ; and were there hope to restraine thee beeing young , there were some better hope of regarde in thine age . But as Semyramis miraculous birth , shewed her meruailous buriall ; so thy vnreuerent behauiours in these yeares , are very Oracles of thy tyrannies in time to come , so that reason councelleth me rather to cut thee off in the twig , than indure thee in the tree . Oh cursed youth , I see by thy carelesse smiles , the contempt of my counsailes , and woe bée to the time that I begat thee , since wilfull ignorance doth so much beguile thee : but stay thy hand , or loose thy head , trouble me no more with such complaints , least I cut thee short in thy complots ; and since thou art negligent of my rudiments , assure thy selfe I will be vnnaturall in my reuenge . After he had expostulated with him in this manner , he sodainly departed , and entered his priuie Closet , where as he sat so amazed with griefe , and amated at his vngraciousnesse , as had not Editha followed him , and with amiable perswasions , animated him with hope , he had surely in that extasie miserably ended his old yeares . But Robert in stead of repenting his offences , began to renewe his follies , quarrelling with his fathers guard , in such maner , that euery man knowing his natural inclination , fled his companie as being a monster among men . If any graue olde man came néere him attempting to counsaile him , after hee pretended some diligent attention for a while , he sodainly tooke out his knife , and cut of his beard : satisfying the partie wronged with this Ironicall reason : Quae superflua sunt , abscindenda sunt .

Whilest in this manner he misgouerned himselfe among the Courtiers , Editha was not vnbusied in the Closet , but so laboured her husband by intreaties and teares , that ( since Robert ●er sonne was about 21 yeares of age , and able to beare armes ) he at last consented to grant him the Order of Knighthood , alleaging these reasons , that honours are the spurres of vertue , and natures that are forward in wickednesse , by conuersing with the vertuous are reformed ; nought left she vnsought that might insinuate ; nothing vnreported that could perswade . To bee bréefe , the prefixed day of his Knighthood was appoynted , & his armes were deliuered him : the Nobles of the Countrie were assembled , the Ladies were orderly enuited : neither did Aubert spare any cost to shewe his magnificence , or Editha any counsailes to reforme Roberts mind , but calling him apart into her priuie Chamber , she began in this manner to aduise him .

If my secret complaints ( thou sinfull yong man ) had not more effect to mittigate the heauens , than to mooue thee , I would drie them vp and defie thee , but since they are pitious and respect prayers , I will weepe for thee to winne them to thee , in hope they will be as fauourable in mercie , as I am forward in moane : Oh more obstinate than the Northern wind , more indurate than the hard Marble , more cruell than the Libian Lyonesse , more peruerse than the Lidian tyrant ; thou hast open eares to conceaue mischiefe , but a dull heart to consider of modestie , I see thy repyning lookes , thy reprouable leudnes , thou despisest to heare my prayers , or harbor my precepts . Ah Robin , hath the care of obedience no force , the credite of a mother no fauour , or art thou proude to see me wofull , or pleased to seeke out my wretchednesse ? Thou knowest that by nature thou art néere me , that thy follie is my fall , thy vaine deedes , my very vndoing : if then thou haue care of my life , yéeld some respect vnto my lessons ; thou art now stept in yeares , & hast iudgement to discerne errors , now call thy selfe home , and record thine olde wickednesse , amende thy life , meditate on thy loosenes , cast a reyne on thy nature , conceit the reason of nurture , better is a meane life in vertue , than an high estate in vice : Hast thou offended in thy youth ? the misdeede is ordinarie : Wilt thou amend in age ? oh the action is honorable : I coniure thee my sonne by these deuout teares , by these deuote intreates , by the name of thy mother , by the necessitie of obedience , to exchange thy excesse to mediocritie ; thy murther to modestie ; thy vntowardnesse to staiednesse , and prepare thy selfe to accept the Order of Knighthood which thy father will bestowe on thee on to morrowe day , being the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Baptist , for armes I will furnish thee , for attendants I will send them thee , onely prepare thy selfe presently to watch in the Abbey of S. Peters , ( at this day called S. Owens in Roan ) and bethinke thée so re behaue thy selfe , that thy father may haue comfort and I content .

Robert by some naturall instinct being attainted by these feminine complaints , and friendly perswasions , seemed in some sort to relent , and suffered his mother to arme him , and with some attendants departed to the Abbey to performe his vigill . But when all were departed , and he left alone , and Lucina cléerelie smiling on the candles of the night , gan beautifie with her sparkling brightnesse the diffused darkenesse of the Center , Robert more vigilant in vilanie , than valiant in vertue , sodainly issued out of the Church , and secretly stealing into the Suburbes , trauailed a whole league into the fields , séeking some subiect whereon to execute his pretended iniurie : at last he arriued at a Nunnerie distant one league from Roan , at this day called Le salle de damoiselles , where he entered , and calling the Lady Abbesse before him , he commanded and coniured her in such sort by threatnings , that she brought all her yong Nunnes before him , and those that were bed ridden hée made them bee brought , then immodestly stripping them naked , he made choyce of the fairest , a virgin of mightie constancie , who being wholy addicted to Chastitie , and seeing his naturall churlishnesse , by all meanes possible sought to diuert that by humble suite , which he had contriued to effect in horrible secrecie : But hée whose heart was rather hardened than mollified by perswasions , in steade of tendering her complayntes toare off her attyre , and dragged her by the heare of the head into a shady Wood néere adioyning . It would haue made a flintie hart to flow with teares to see the miserable mayden , hee comely locks shadowing her naked limmes , how lifting vp her delicate hands to the heauens , and powring foorth delicious teares on her beating bosome , she implored helpe , she complayned her harmes , how she resisted euen in conquest , & séemed loth to suffer that she must néedly suffer . But the cruell caitiffe , carelesse of God , forgetfull of goodnes , giuen ouer to sinne , made subiect to shame , neyther moued by intreaties , nor allured to truce , wretchedly deflowred her , and hearing how incessantly she called for mercie at his hands , and expostulated for reuenge with the heauens , he cut off both her papps , through the agonie whereof , the gentle religious Lady gaue vp the ghost .

The bloudsucking wretch hauing in this sort satisfied his lewd lu●t , embrued in the purple drops of the murthered Lady , hastely returned to the Citie , imploying all his labours and studie , how to inuent new lamentable stratagems : no sooner did the mornings roseate coatch beawtifie the East with vermelion rednesse , and the faire breathing Steeds of the Sunne mount aboue the bosome of Oceanus , but each noble peere apparrailed in ritch attire , his horsse trapped with costly caparisons , attended before the Pallace gate , till the Duke shuld issue to seruice , great was the solemnitie that day throughout the Citie . The Ladyes were glorious in their attires , the louers gorgeous in their trayne , there wanted nothing that might delight the eye , or content the eare . Among the rest , Robert by his Mothers appointment was armed , & ritchly apparrayled anew , & after his Father , with the rest of his Nobilitie , had heard Masse in the Minster , by generall appointment he was sent for by the best Nobles of the land , who certifying him of his Fathers pleasure , and how he attended his comming , he answered , that he was a hungry , and wanted his breakfast , & that he would not loose the same for tenne of the best Knightwoods in all Normandy . Long trauaile , and much perswasion vsed these princely Nobles to perswade him thence , till at last bringing him into the presence of his Father , he had with all solemnitie the accolade , and was commanded to knéele downe to receiue the order of Knighthoode , at such time as his Father lifted vp the sword to performe the rest of the Ceremonie , he ioyfully rose vp , and drew his weapons , and had not some more aduised stayed his hand , he had assuredly flayne his Father . I certaine noble man offering the Spurre , he answered him ridiculously in this sort . Non sum t●ntus cessator vt calcaribus indigeam .

In these vndecent and disorderly de●●tanors , this vnhappy yong man spent the florishing time of his yeares , hauing neyther regard of person , nor respect of place . At the Triumph , his desire was rather to driue his horse into the throng , whereby he might tread men downe , than breake his launce against his aduersarie in the open liftes , such is the corruption of mans nature without the especiall assistance of the almighty . But least through tediousnesse I detayne you in reporting his Fathers perswasions , his Mothers precepts , the Nobles counsayles , the Ladyes curtesies , I will heare leaue off to speake of the Triumphs , returning to speake of his manner of life , after he had receiued the honor of Knighthoode .

How Robert the Deuil tooke the strong Castel of Turnigue which his Father had builded in defence of his estate , and of certayne of his riots he made against some of the inhabitants of the Countrey .

THe strong Castell of Tornid● , ( that very Turnigue that flourisheth at this day ) not only for the serenitie of the aire , and the amenitie of the countrey : among all the especiall houlds of Normandy as held in most accompt , but also is best defenced . This strong Castell and Fort was first builded by Aubert against the inuasions of the Brittons , where he reposed his greatest warlike prouitions , and the most part of his Treasurie , and was afterward ceased vpon by this vnhappy Robert his sonne , who gathering together the most part of all the dissolute persons of the countrey , kept this strong place for many yeares , spoyling the inhabitants round about , burning their houses , rauishing their wiues , and committing such murthers , as it was imagined , that Nature had ordayned him and his wicked crew , for the only monsters of his time : and as a little brooke assisted by land waters , and low grounded , extendeth it selfe at last to a huge Riuer , so this riotous company at the first excéeding not the number of 30. grew at last to a multitude of murtherers , theeues , patricides , & fratricides , so that he who had committed any capitall offence in the countrey , inserted himselfe into the number of Roberts followers , who becomming about 4000. strong , made all the neighbours round about them amazed at their mischiefes : neither had they regard of age , or religion , or respect of nation or alliaunce , but what so best pleased their appetite , or most appeased their auarice , all that was sacred in their censure , and lawfull in their lewdnesse . Many were the cries of haplesse Mothers , whose babes were murthered in their bosomes : many the teares of tender Damsailes , inforced in their floure of youth : many the poore , whose small possessions were rauished by the iniuries of the mightie , whilst Robert sitting aloft as the head of Confusion , su●fetting in his excesse , accompted riot for righteousnesse , his dronkards for his diuines , his murtherers for his mates , his blasphemers for his boord companions . Oh the horror and confusion of those times , where iniquitie was held for equitie , and diuelishnes accompted desert . In religious houses this Deuill of a man , and diuelish man , in stead of reuerencing the learned , rid them of their liues ; for at Ambois he entered a Monastery of Minorites , and cutting off the fattest Friers heads , he pitched them vpon powles , causing the veriest knaue to carrie the crosse , and the rest apparrelled in Coapes , to tune a diuelish Dirge of impietie . From others he tooke away by violence their ritches , saying as Iulian the Apostata did after him , that ritches did hinder them from the enterance into the Kingdome of Heauen . Those of his trayne who were most tirannous , he most highly rewarded , and such as did sweare most , might spend most . Great were the clamours of the poore , the cryes of the oppressed , the complaints of the fatherlesse , the wéepings of the widdowes , the father for his child , the child for his father , the mother for her sonne , the sonne for his mother . Nec quicquam nisi vulnus ●rat , cruor vndique manat .

In an Abbey néere to Lisseux he entered and slew all the Monks , in that they would not shew their treasures , and finding foure Pilgrimes knéeling at a Crosse , he cut off their heads , saying , they could neuer dye in better mindes . Meeting with the Bishop of Caen ritchly mounted vpon a Moyle , attired in his ri●chest furniture , he dismounted him , saying , he reserued that beast to a better vse than that a beast should bestride it . Such and so many were his vnworthy attempts , without all expectation of amendment .

Of the horrible murther which Robert the Deuill committed vppon the Lord of Beaumount .

There dwelled at that time , wherein Robin surnamed the Deuill accustomed to exercise these his detestable iniuries , a noble Norman Gentleman , surnamed for his fayre Castell sake the Lorde of Beaumount , neere to Turingue . This Gentleman had taken to Wife the daughter of the Countie Gourdon , a Gentle woman of inestimable beawtie , who after her espousals , being conducted with great solemnitie to her husbands Castell , was by Robins espialls surprised in the way , and being bound both her selfe and her husband , was brought to the haplesse mansion of this wretched murtherer , where the disordinate tyrant beholding the beawtie of the Ladie , her yong yeares , her faire face , he first imprisoned her husband in the dungeon of the Castell , and burning in disordinate desire , sought all meanes possible to perswade her vnto lewdnes : but she neyther respecting life , or expecting libertie , and carelesse of her harmes , in regard of her honor , in stead of dalliance , accused him of diuelishnes , and tempering her sweete lookes with a blushing seueritie , she reproued him in this sort .

Whereat aimest thou so much thou vngracious tirant ? if to bereaue me of mine honour , thou art impious : if to rid me of my life , I am pleased : for one of these extreames must I expect of one so insolent . The Crane and Rite agree not , and yet Birds : the Swordfish , and Whale , are at enmitie , and yet Fishes : Saturne , and Venus , accord not , and yet Planets : neyther may the vicious agree with the vertuous , although both be reasonable creatures . Oh Prince , I detest thy course , I lament thy inconstancie , to see the hope of Normandy , the ruine of Normandy : if libertie haue so great prerogatiue with thee , to murther at thy pleasure , to rauish as thou likest , go rid thy Father of his right , who may better suffer , in that he brought vp such a plague , and leaue vs poore innocents , who deserue no punishment . My Lord and I are coupled by loue , counited by vertue , allyed by holie Matrimonie , and wilt thou seuer those whome God hath coupled ? no cruell man , though thou presume to separate bodies , thou hast no portion of our Soules : though thou tyrannize ouer our liues , thou art no maister of our loues : come , practise thy crueltie : I see thine eyes swolne with sensualitie : I see thy hands trembling to attempt : I marke each lineament of nature , combating in it selfe , till thou hast exercised thy tirannie : but flay not , if I must be exe●utiate , marti● me : if thou wilt surfet on blood , glut thy selfe , for my body ( vngratious man ) whilst these hands serue to wraffle , and limmes vouchsafe to resist thee , thou shalt not defile it ; and if inhumanitie exceedes so farre in thee , as thou intendest lust to the vtteraunce , assure thy selfe , my incessant complaints shall so sollicite the heauens , that sooner shall they dissolue to nothing , before I differre to cursse thee . But ( partiall and peruerse young Prince ) this maketh thine iniustice more manifest , in that thou punishest my husband , who haue deserued no daunger , and differrest to reuenge thee on her , whose too fayre lookes haue bereft thee of thy senses : oh suffer him to depart in peace , and detaine me in pe●urie : let not the innocent he helde for nocent , nor such as haue not wronged thee , suffer wrong by thee : Lo , I assist this last prayer with pittifull teares , thys humble suite with bitter sighes : oh be thou pliant in this , though peremptorie in all other things .

These her lamentations accompanyed she with such mauing passions , as if her soule intended whatsoeuer her bodie had ena●●ed , and lyke a weake Champion , entering the Listes with a cruell warriour , seemeth forward to resist , though feeble to reuenge : so this noble daughter of the Countie Gourdon , though she sawe no meanes to ouerpresse her enemye , yet in what she might , she indeuoured to resist him , but Robert lyke an vnmeasurable rock , grounded in the Ocean with inremouable power , resisted all the showers of her teares , and stormes of her sighes , seeming rather more seueare after her complaints , than before he was resolute ; and calling her husband , in the presence of his new espoused Bride ( who beeing bound , could no wayes assist hym but with her couragious comforts ) hee caused his limmes peecemeale to bee chopped off , and twixt euery torment , continually laboured eyther to perswade the Ladie to loue , or her husband to commaund her to lust . But the young Gentleman feeling the torments insufferable , and fearing his toongs default , bit off the same , depriuing the cruell rauisher the meanes of further hope , and his Wife occasion of hazarding her honour . Which when the tyrannous Prince perceyued , he increased his cruelties : in midst of which extremitie fayre Emine ( for so was the Ladie called ) cryed out in this sort to her husband : Ah Beomond , the Conquest is welny finished , and ●●●sing thy lyfe , thou hast purchased thy immortalitie . Be bolde noble young man , the deuine spirit shall florish , when this earthy drosse shall vanish : and though wee are separated on earth , we shall be vnited in the heauen . Oh condigne merit of thine ? oh kinde token of thy loue ? thou hast supplyed my weakenesse by thy constancie , and hauing attayned the goale of griefe , thou art euen now entering the gates of glory . Oh blessed Soule , if deuine eyes may brooke impieties , stay and behold my stayednesse ; whose tormentes , were they farre more then my Beamonds , can be nothing , so I preserue my selfe inuiolate . Robert like an inraged Lion , giuen ouer to rage and murther , hauing shortned the dayes of the husband , began now to attempt the wife , and whilst his cursed crew animated and egged him on , seeing no meanes possible to accomplish his loose and vnbridled lust , he sheathed his sword in her entralls , who mildly giuing vp the ghost , suffered her death with more then manly courage .