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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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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.
By this, and such other practises, this wretch was aduā ced in a short space to great wealth and dignitie: and at lēgth became the Kings Lieutenant generall in the Countrey of Prouence, in the absence of the L. Grigitane, then being at the Councell of Wormes in Germanie: this wretch, impudently, and falsly, geueth the king to vnderstand, yt they of Merindoll and Snatre, about the number of twelue or fiftéene thousande, were in the field in armour, with Ensigne displayde, entending to take the towne of Marcelle, & to make it one of the Cantons of the Suitzers. By which lie he obteined the kings letters patentes, and through the helpe of the Cardinal of Tournon, commanded the sentence of the former arrest to be executed against the Merindoliās.
After this, he gathered all the Kings army, which was then in Provence, ready to go against the Englishmen: and took up all (besides) that were ready to bear armour in the chief towns of Provence: and joined them with the army which the popes Legate had levied for that purpose in Avignon, and all the Country of Venice, and employed the same to the destruction of Merindoll and Cabriers, and of other Townes and Villages, to the number of 22. giving commission to his Soldiers, to spoil, ransack, burn, & destroy all together, and to kill man, woman, & child, without all pity, sparing none. Before he came to Merind. he ransacked & burnt ⟨p. 487⟩