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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.
1Julius would neither of these, but forthwith accursed Ludovike ⟨p. 397⟩the french king: and after much bloodshed,2 and mortal war, the pope died, an. 1513. §1513February 21.
1Iulius would neither of these, but forthwith accursed Ludouike ⟨p. 397⟩the french king: and after much bloudshed,2 and mortall warre, the pope died, an. 1513. §1513Februarie 21.
- 1Pope curseth the french K.
- 2P. dieth.
A note touching the miserable persecution, slaughter, and captivity of the Christians, under the Turks. The beastly tyranny of the Turks,1 above all the rest incomparably, surmounteth all the afflictions, and cruel slaughters that ever were in any age, or read in any history: especially by the space of these latter 300. years. Whose cruelty hath been such, that there is no place almost where they vanquished, that they did not, either slay all the inhabitants thereof, or lead away the most part into such captivity, that they continued not long alive: or else so lived, that death had been unto them more tolerable. And as in the time of the first persecutions of the Roman Emperors, the saying was, that no man could steppe with his foot in Rome, but should tread upon a Martyr: so it may be said, that almost there is not a Town, City, or village, in all Asia, Grecia, and also in a great part of Europa, and Africa, whose streets have not flowed with blood of the Christians, whom the cruel Turks have murdered. Of whom are to be seen in histories, heaps of Soldiers slain: of men and women, cut in pieces: of children, sticked upon poles, and stakes: whom these detestable Turks most spitefully (and that in the sight of their parents) use to gore to death. Some they drag at horse tails, & famish to death: some they tear in pieces, tying their arms and legs to four horses: other some they make marks to shoot at: upon some they try their swords, how deep they can cut and flash: the aged, and feeble they tread under their horses: women with child, they rip their bodies, and cast the infants into the fire, or otherwise destroy them. In their promises there is no trueth.