murtherers

They are called murtherers that kyll their children beynge newe borne, and yet kyll but the body: howe great wyckednes is it to kyll the mynde?

The Education of Children Desiderius Erasmus 1502

As soon as it was dark, we ran two of the guns called "murtherers" through the ports of the after-castle opening on the main deck, which should an enemy when boarding gain a footing there, are intended to rake it.

The Boy who sailed with Blake William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Thereupon the Hawk waxed wroth with them and said to them, “Verily, ye are the murtherers, and ye forestall me with accusation!”

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Cittie, then this tyranny of thine, roasting me thus in the beames of the Sun, and suffering my body to be devoured with Flies, without so small a mercie, as to give mee a little coole water, which murtherers are permitted to have, being condemned by justice, and led to execution: yea Wine also, if they request it.

The Decameron 2004

In the yere of Chnst 1030. being vniustlie slaine by wicked murtherers, he shed his blood for the name of

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

In the yere of Chnst 1030. being vniustlie slaine by wicked murtherers, he shed his blood for the name of

A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

Fate nor these murtherers, Monsieur nor the Guise,

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman

Councell to passe unto the Cabinet: and as he did lift up the tapistrie with one hand to enter, they charge him with their swords, daggers, and pertuisans: yet not with so great violence, but he shewed the murtherers the last endeavours of an invincible valour and courage.

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman

[Sidenote: Kinewulfe slaine by conspirators.] him to flée, he was beaten downe and slaine, togither with those few of his seruants which he had there with him, who chose rather to die in séeking reuenge of their maisters death than by cowardise to yéeld themselues into the murtherers hands.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

_Enter Montsurry ... murtherers_, and 54-59, _Away

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman