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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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The Merindolians seeing all on a flaming fire about them, left their houses, with women and children, and other few, and with them certain ministers of their Churches. Miniers in the mean time, had divided his army into two parts, marching with the one party himself towards Merindoll: and having knowledge by espial, whether the Merindolians were fled, he sent the other part of his army to set upon them on a sudden: who came and found them assembled at prayers, and spoiled them of all that they, had pulling their garments from their backs:1 some they ravished, some they whipped and scourged, some they sold away like cattle, &c. The women were in number about five hundred.
The Merindolians séeing all on a flaming fire about them, left their houses, with women and children, and other few, and with them certaine ministers of their Churches. Miniers in the meane time, had deuided his army into two parts, marching with the one partie himselfe towards Merindoll: and hauing knowledge by espiall, whether the Merindolians were fledde, hée sent the other part of his armie to set vppon them on a sudden: who came and found them assembled at prayers, and spoyled them of all that they, had pulling their garmentes from their backes:1 some they rauished, some they whipped and scourged, some they sold away like cattle, &c. The women were in number about fiue hundred.
- 1Popish cruelty.Popish crueltie.
In the mean time, Miniers came to Merindoll, where he found none but a young man, named Maurice Blanc, 1who had yielded himself to a Soldier, promising him for his ransom 2. French crowns. Miniers would have had him away by force, but it was answered: the soldier ought not to loose his prisoner. Miniers therefore paying the two crowns, himself took the young man, & caused him to be tied to an Olive tree, & shot through with harquebuses, and so cruelly martyred the young man, still calling on God: so he razed Merindoll, and laid it even with the ground.