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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Immediately after the death of Wenceslaus, there was a noble man, named Zisca, 1borne at Trosnonia, who gathering together a number of men of war, spoiled the Abbeys and monasteries, and his number increasing to 4000. took the Castles of Vicegrade, and Pelzina, wan the bridge, and the nether part of the lesser Prague, which upon conditions he rendered again.
Immediatly after the death of Wenceslaus, there was a noble mā, named Zisca, 1borne at Trosnonia, who gathering together a number of men of warre, spoiled the Abbeies and monasteries, and his number increasing to 4000. tooke the Castles of Vicegrade, and Pelzina, wan the bridge, and the nether part of the lesser Prage, which vpon conditions hée rendred againe.
- 1Zisca.
About Christmas, Sigismund the Emp came down, and by reason of execution done at Uratoslania, the head city of Silesia, was had in such jealousy, that they stopped him from entering into the cities of Bohemia, and counted him an enemy unto the kingdom.
About Christmas, Sigismund the Emp came down, and by reason of execution done at Vratoslania, the head citie of Slesia, was had in such iealousie, that they stopped him from entring into the cities of Bohemia, and counted him an enimie vnto the kingdome.