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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
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.
The gentlemen of the Valley of S. Martin, entreated their tenants very roughly, commanding them to return to the mass: and above the rest, two specially, Charles Truchet, and Boniface his brother: who the 2. of April before day, (with a number of Ruffians) spoiled a village of their ⟨p. 494⟩Subjects, called Reuclaret, and certain of the retinue took a Minister of the same valley prisoner, which was come out of Calabria, and was going to visit the poor people of Reuclaret, and led him prisoner to the Abbey, where, not long after, he was burnt, with another of the Valley of S. Martin. The 3. night after, they of Pragella, sent about 400 to discomfit the company of the Trouchettes, & to restore those that were fled, to their houses: which they did, putting them to flight, with the only loss of one man.
The gentlemen of the Valley of S. Martin, intreated their tenants very roughly, commaunding them to returne to the masse: and aboue the rest, two specially, Charles Truchet, and Boniface his brother: who the 2. of Aprill before day, (with a number of Ruffians) spoyled a village of their ⟨p. 494⟩Subiects, called Reuclaret, and certaine of the retinue tooke a Minister of the same valley prisoner, which was come out of Calabria, and was going to visite the poore people of Reuclaret, and led him prisoner to the Abbey, where, not long after, he was burnt, with another of the Valley of S. Martin. The 3. night after, they of Pragella, sent about 400 to discomfite the companie of the Trouchettes, & to restore those that were fled, to their houses: which they did, putting them to flight, with the only losse of one man.
This Charles Trouchet and his brother, did so incense the Duke against the poor people, with false reports, that they persuaded the Duke to build fortresses in the Mountains, and to place garrisons. The people withstood the Commissioners, and sent certain to the Duke: and immediately after, the Commissioners sent also to the D. Court, being at Nice, to inflame his anger more against them. But God otherwise ordained: for, the Trouchets being at Nice, went to sea with divers noble men: and immediately were taken prisoners by the Turks, put into the galleys, sore beaten with ropes: & long time after (denying their nobility) were sent home having paid 400. crowns for their ransom. Some say, that the D. himself was almost taken, but sure it is, that he fell sick soon after.