Obs. [a. F. clémence, ad. L. clēmentia: see next.] = next.
1490. Caxton, Eneydos, v. 22. Recomendyng … polidorus to the debonnayr clemence and mercyful iustyce of the goddis.
c. 1510. Barclay, Mirr. Good Mann. (1570), D iij. To shewe thine enemie thy mercy and clemence.
1596. Spenser, F. Q., V. vii. 22. Clemence oft … Restraines those sterne behests.
