a man on horseback and two deer   

¶ A most strange, rare, and horrible murder committed by a Frenchman of the age of too or three and twenty yeares, who hath slain and most cruelly murdered three several persons, to wit, the innkeeper or taverner of Hectot upon the ●ans●ere unto Roane in Nomandy, with the wife and child of the same taverner, and also at his departure did set fire on the house.  
Wherein also is declared and shewed the terrible and worthy punishment done and executed upon him for the same, in Roane aforesaid. Done out of french into English by Aeuesham. 1586.  
Imprinted at London by Thomas Purfoote, and are to bee sold at his shop without Newgate, over agavnste saint sepulchres church.   

To his loving Cossen, M. Richard russel merchant, E. wisheth much health, and a prosperous estate to the pleasure of God. &c.  
FOrasmuch good tossen, as the rare example of so terrible a fact, sent unto you, and written in the french tongue, hath happened unto my hands by your means, I could not but translate the same into our english languedge, as well to give you knowledge of that which was sent unto you, as also to make plain and open to all men, the most strange, rare, and horrible fact, wholly committed by a young man of the age of two or three and twenty yeares, as hereafter shall appear, the execution and punishment, of whom, I wish may be an example to all such as are so unmindful of God and godliness or that are any way tempted to offend in the like, praying God to bless& keep us in health, and grant all men to haue this worthy saying in memory, whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss, written this eight of March. 1586.  
Your loving kinsman and faithful friend. Aeueshaem.   

A most strange, rare, and horrible murder committed by a Frenchman, who killed three senerall persons, burned the house, and for his wicked fact was punished with a rare and strange kind of torment at hereafter shall appear. Englished by Ae. 1586.  
Strange and rare is the news which of late I had knowledge of, being written in the French toonge and sent to a merchant of London from Roane in Normandye within the dominions of the french king, the which good readers, I could not( having leasurable time) but transtate out of french● into english& is not much unlike the late horrible murder committed by a young woman, as by books therof lately set out it doth appear: And plainly to declare the foresaid murder, it happened of late at a place called Hector near unto Roane in Normandy, which is in the dominions of the french king, that a young man of the age of too or three and twenty yeres, being married& keeping house,& bearing malice in his mind& indignation in his hart, against a neighbour of his, who kept as it were a vitling house or tavern, where in he had wine to sel, according to the maner of the country, between whom there ought to haue remained neighborly love and friendship, but this young man forgetting that, and the commandments of God also, where it is said, love thy neighbour as thyself,& do unto al men as thou wouldst be done unto, yea and also utterly forgetting a further saying which is, he that striketh with the sword shall perish by the same,& also forgetting a further commandement which is, Thou shalt not kill. For S. paul saith no murderer shall inherit the kingdom of heaven, by which oversight and forgetfulness of this young man, he being tempted& earnestly bent to injury his neighbour,& to reuenge some secret hatred, which he bare towards him and his,& pondering many times with himself, how to bring this his evil purpose to an end, he being wholly minded to accomplish the same, went vpon twelve day last past, earlye in the morning, leaving his wife in bed, and so put in practise his evil intent, and resorting to his neighbours house, and knocking at the door, his honest neighbour then thinking no hurt received him into his house, where he said, neighbour draw me a pint of wine, who at his request called presently to his wife, willing her to go draw a pint of wine, and bring it to this our neighbour, this woman obeying her husbands commandment, took the pot,& went into the seller or cave,& this evil man remaining in the mean timealone, in the company of her husband, having a hatchet under his arm, suddenly took the same hatchet& therewithal cleaved this taverners head as it were in twain, 
the Tauerner● killed.  in such maner& sort, that he never spake nor stirred against him: And that done suddenly entred into the seller, 
his wif● killed.  running most furiusly to the woman who was drawing the wine,& there did the like murder vpon her, and from thence, departing up again, 
〈◇〉 child ●●●led.  finding their little child in his way, took the same and killed it also. And thus having accomplished his wicked desire, he could not ther withal be content but yet for a further revengement, to assuage the malice of his stomach, he took fire and kindled the same, in such sort that he burned the house of that his destroyed neighbour,& so leaving it in flamme and burning, returned back to his own house, bearing a sober countenance& making semblance of an honest man, returned again in bed to his wife, who knew nothing therof, but almighty God who is the revenger of all injuries,& that will not suffer such unwonted murders to escape unpunished the self same day that this wicked deed was done, he being suspected by the officers thereabouts, was by authority of Iustice presently apprehended,& there in the presence of them all confessed the fact, and from thence was convyed to Roane, there to receive such condigning punishment, as he deserved for the same. And there remaining in prison till now of late at an assembly of Iudges& Iustices was found guilty, 
his punishme●● & by law was condemned to do penance with torch in hand to be more remarked& known& after that to bee trained or drawn on the earth to the place of execution, which was appointed in an ordinary place called the old market in Roane,& there to be executed to the example of all others,& to be a right terror& fear to all the beholders,& so in presence of them all being bound unto the place of execution, he with nippers and pincers hot& sharp, 
a fearef●●& terrib●● death.  was there pinched& nipped by little& little& so one part of the flesh torn from the other, with the fore said pincers& nippers read& glowing hot, aswell on the buttocks& breasts, as arms& other places. 
his ioin●● broken.  And after that tormentingly was handled and laid on the wheel, and there head his joints severally broken,& so ended his life for a final punishment of so heinus a dead. By which most cruel murder,& rare punishment( although worthy,) let all English people haue before their eyes, with the example late done, beseeching God to convert and turn the wicked harts of all such evil disposed persons, as shall any way haue the like practise in mind, and not to be forgetful of the commandments before rehearsed,& that withall wee may haue in mind, that good saying, what so ever thou takest in hand remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss, And so fare you well in Christ. 1586.  
FINIS.  
Aeuesham.