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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 6: The sixth Book.Volume 1 › Book 6: The sixt 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.
With these, Sigismund also the Emperor, and Cardinal Julian, the Popes Legate (who at last was slain in war: and being spoiled of all his attire, was left naked in the field) joined all their force, who joining together five times (saith the story) with five sundry battles, invaded the Bohemians. At every which battle 5. times, the said adversaries (daunted with a sudden fear) ran away out of the field, before any stroke was given.1 Gasp. Peucer. lib. 5.
With these, Sigismund also the Emperour, and Cardinall Iulian, the Popes Legate (who at last was slaine in warre: and béeyng spoyled of all his attire, was left naked in the fielde) ioyned all their force, who ioyning together fiue times (sayth the storie) with fiue sundrie battailes, inuaded the Bohemians. At euery which battel 5. times, the said aduersaries (daunted with a sodain feare) ran away out of the field, before any stroke was geuē.1 Gasp. Peucer. lib. 5.
- 1Five times the papists ran away before any stroke was given.Fiue times the papists ran away before any stroke was geuen.
And so they continued invincible during the life of Zisca, and Procopius: after whose death, Maynardus, a captain, and a traitor to the Bohemians, found means, by a Proclamation, made as though he would war against other Countries of their enemies, bordering about them, craftily to train all them which were disposed to take wages,1 into certain barns, and hovels, prepared for the same purpose: and so shutting the doors upon them, set fire to them, and ⟨p. 381⟩