THE ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOX a.d. 



1578. 

 of a pomell, and the other had got such spits and glaives 

 as they found in the house. 



The keeper now being come unto the house, and 

 perceiving no light, nor hearing any noyse, straightway 

 suspected the matter : and returning backward, John Fox 

 standing behind the corner of the house, stepped foorth 

 unto him : who perceiving it to be John Fox, saide, O 

 Fox, what have I deserved of thee, that thou shouldest 

 seeke my death ? Thou villaine (quoth Fox) hast bene 

 a bloodsucker of many a Christians blood, and now thou 

 shalt know what thou hast deserved at my handes : 

 wherewith he lift up his bright shining sword of tenne 

 yeeres rust, and stroke him so maine a blowe, as there- 

 withall his head clave a sunder, so that he fell starke dead 

 to the ground. Whereupon Peter Unticaro went in, and 

 certified the rest how the case stood with the keeper: 

 who came presently foorth, and some with their spits 

 ranne him through, and the other with their glaives 

 hewed him in sunder, cut off his head, and mangled him 

 so, that no man should discerne what he was. 



Then marched they toward the roade, whereinto they 

 entered softly, where were six warders, whom one of 

 them asked, saying, who was there } quoth Fox & his 

 company, all friendes. Which when they were all within, 

 proved contrary : for, quoth Fox, my masters, here is 

 not to every man a man, wherefore looke you play your 

 parts. Who so behaved themselves in deede, that they 

 had dispatched these sixe quickly. Then John Fox 

 intending not to be barred of his enterprise, and minding 

 to worke surely in that which he went about, barred the 

 gate surely, and planted a Canon against it. 



Then entred they into the Gailers lodge, where they 

 found the keyes of the fortresse & prison by his bed 

 side, and there had they all better weapons. In this 

 chamber was a chest, wherein was a rich treasure, and 

 all in duckats, which this Peter Unticaro, & two more, 

 opening, stuffed themselves so full as they could, be- 

 tweene their shirts and their skinne : which John Fox 



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