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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.
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 this, the Inhabitants of Merindoll were in quiet for a time, until John Miniers, an exceeding bloody tyrant, began a new persecution.
After this, the Inhabitantes of Merindoll were in quiet for a time, vntill Iohn Miniers, an excéeding bloudy tirant, began a new persecution.
This Miniers, being Lord of Opedie, near to Merindol, first began to vex the poor Christians, by polling and extortion, getting from them what he could, to enlarge his own Lordship, which before was very base. For this cause, he put 5. or 6. of his own Tenants into a Cistern under the ground and closing it up, there kept them till they died for hunger, (pretending that they were Lutherans) to have their goods and possessions.
This Miniers, being Lord of Opedie, néere to Merindol, first began to vexe the poore Christians, by polling and extortion, getting from them what he could, to inlarge his own Lordshippe, which before was very base. For this cause, he put 5. or 6. of his owne Tenants into a Cistern vnder the ground and cloasing it vp, there kept them till they died for hunger, (pretēding that they wer Lutherans) to haue their goods and possessions.
By this, and such other practises, this wretch was advanced in a short space to great wealth and dignity: and at length became the Kings Lieutenant general in the Country of Provence, in the absence of the L. Grigitane, then being at the Council of Worms in Germany: this wretch, impudently, and falsely, giveth the king to understand, that they of Merindoll and Snatre, about the number of twelve or fifteen thousand, were in the field in armour, with Ensign displayed, intending to take the town of Marcel, & to make it one of the Cantons of the Switzers. By which lie he obtained the kings letters patents, and through the help of the Cardinal of Tournon, commanded the sentence of the former arrest to be executed against the Merindolians.