¶ And I sawe one of his heedes as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wounde was healed. And all the worlde wondred at the beaste, and they worshipped the dragon, whiche gaue power vnto the beaste, and they worshipped the beaste, sayinge: who is lyke vnto the beaste? who is able to warre with him?
This Empire of Rome dyd suffer muche at the beginning, and was ofte tymes very feble, and many tymes deadly sycke, by the meanes of the daylye & continuall vproares and sedicions of the nobilitie against the commons, and againe of the kynges against them bothe. In so muche as at length, they made and suffered great battels amonge them selues, vntil the dominion at the laste, came in to one hande, and so was thought to be healed, and safe againe. As than had they y• whole earth vnder them, but they honoured and serued the deuyll and false goddes, the enemies of God, of all truth and true godlynes. Vnto these goddes of theirs, dyd they ascribe the fortune and successe of their power and of their kingdome. And so dyd their subiectes lykewyse, whiche dyd honour the Romaynes for goddes and toke and estemed them for inuincible.