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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.
At the same time, also they sent a band of the fame Ruffians by night to the ministers house of S. German, in the valley of Perouse, where they took him, and sore wounded him, and pricked him behind with their halberds, to make him hasten his pace: at that time also many they slue, many they hurt, and many they brought to the Abbey, and there kept them in prison, & cruelly handled them. The minister, after long imprisonment, they roasted at a small fire:1 when half his body was burnt, he confessed, and cried on the Lord Jesus with a loud voice. Now, forasmuch as the misery was great, and these ruffians, to the number of 300. had made great spoil, that no man could dwell there in safety: it was demanded of the ministers, whether it were lawful for men to defend themselves against these ruffians, or no: the ministers answered, it was lawful: warning them in any case, to take heed of bloodshedding. This question being once dissolved, they of the valley of Luserne, and Angroign, sent certain men to them of S Germane to aid them against the supports of these monks.
At the same time, also they sent a band of the fame Ruffians by night to the ministers house of S. Germaine, in the valley of Perouse, where they tooke him, and sore wounded him, and pricked him behind with their halbards, to make him hasten his pace: at that time also many they slue, many they hurt, and many they brought to the Abbey, and there kept them in prison, & cruelly handled them. The minister, after long imprisonment, they rosted at a small fire:1 when half his body was burnt, he confessed, and cried on the Lord Iesus with a loude voice. Now, forasmuch as the misery was great, and these ruffians, to the number of 300. had made great spoyle, that no man coulde dwell there in safetie: it was demāded of ye ministers, whether it were lawful for men to defend thēselues against these ruffians, or no: the ministers answered, it was lawful: warning thē in any case, to take héed of bloodshedding. This question being once dissolued, they of the valley of Luserne, and Angroign, sent certaine men to them of S Germane to ayd them against the supports of these monkes.
- 1The minister roasted.