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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 7 › The persecution of Merindole and Cabriers.
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After this, the B. of Aix goeth to the president Cassaneus, and laboureth him to put the arrest in execution: who being persuaded thereto, the drum was sounded up through out all Provence, the captains were prepared with their ensigns displayed, and a great number of footmen, and horsemen, began to set forward, & marched out of the town of Aix, in order of battle, well horsed and furnished against Merindoll, to execute the arrest. The inhabitants of Merindol hearing thereof, commended themselves, and their cause to God by prayers,1 making themselves ready to the slaughter, In this while the Lord of Alence, a man, wise and learned in the Scriptures, and in the civil law, altered again the presidents mind: and so the commission was called bark, and the army retired, which was come within a mile & a half, of the town of Merindol, to do the execution.2 The Merindolians hearing thereof, gave thanks to God, and determined to subject themselves unto Gods will, and to endure whatsoever affliction should be laid upon them. The fame of them, and also of the arrest, came to the king Francis ears; who gave commandment to the noble & virtuous Lord monsieur de Langeay: at that time his Lieutenant in Thurim, a city of Piedmont diligently to enquire the trueth of the matter: who sent 2. deputies to enquire: the which deputies made report of the virtue, & diligence of the poor Merindolians, in such sort that they had by their labour fructified Merindol; that whereas before it was taxed but at 4. crowns, before the destruction & oppression which it suffered, paid yearly to the Lord 350. crowns, ⟨p. 484⟩besides other charges: they declared also the great oppression, which they had suffered. Besides they had good testimony given of their neighbours of Provence, what they held also: also, against the popes religion, was truly reported, and the copy of the arrest brought whereof the king was advertised by monsieur de Langeay: who understanding these things,3 sent letters to them of grace and pardon, not to those only which were condemned for lack of appearance, but also for all the rest of the country of Provence, which were accused and suspected in like case: commanding the Parliament, that they should not hereafter so proceed: