A01115:1692
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 7 › The persecution of Merindole and Cabriers.
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.
After the death of this monster, the B. of Aix, by his official Perionet continued the persecution by the hands of the ordinary judge called Meiranus a cruel tyrant: who without form of law, such as the judge had pronounced to be heretics, he put to death with most cruel torments.
After the death of this monster, the B. of Aix, by his officiall Perionet continued the persecution by the hands of the ordinary iudge called Meiranus a cruell tyrant: who without forme of law, such as the iudge had pronoūced to be heretikes, he put to death with most cruell torments.
In the time of Bartholomew Cassanus president of the parliament of Aix, a most cruel tyrant: they of Merindoll in the person of 10. were cited personally to appear before the kings attorney. But they hearing that the court had determined to burn them, without order of law; durst not appear at the day appointed,1 for which cause the court awarded a most cruel sentence against Merindoll, & condemned all the inhabitants to be burnt, both men and women, sparing none, no not the little children, and infants: the town to be razed, and their houses beaten down to the ground: also the ⟨p. 482⟩trees to be cut down, as well Olive, as other, and nothing to be left, to the end it should never be inhabited, but remain as a wilderness. This sentence against the Merindolians,2 the concubine of the Bishop of Aix, laboured greatly to have executed, especially because (as the Bishop of Aix told her) they held, that all Bishops, pastors and, priests, ought either to be married or gelded: for which she said, she hated them to the very death, and would employ goods, and friends, to work their destruction.
In the time of Bartholmew Cassanus presidēt of the parlement of Aix, a most cruell tyrant: they of Merindoll in the person of 10. were cited personally to appéere before ye kings atturney. But they hearing that the court had determined to burne them, without order of law; durst not appéere at the day appointed,