A01115:1725
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.
In the month of July, they of Angroign being in a morning at harvest, upon the hill side of S. German, perceived a company of soldiers spoiling them of S. German, and doubting they would go to Angroign, made an outcry. The people of Angroign assembled themselves upon the hill and some ran to S. German, over the hill, & some by the valley. They that went by the valley met the ruffians coming from S. Germ. laden with the spoil which they had gotten: & being but 50. set upon 20. well appointed, & gave them the overthrow. Then passing over the bridge, being stopped, the enemies were fain to take the river of Cluzon, where divers were slain: ⟨p. 496⟩many drowned, and some escaped very hardly, and such a slaughter was made of them, that the river was died with the blood of them that were wounded and slain, but none of the Angrognians were once hurt: if the river had been as great as it was wont commonly to be, there had not one man escaped alive.
In the moneth of Iuly, they of Angroign being in a morning at haruest, vpon the hill side of S. Germain, perceiued a company of souldiers spoyling them of S. Germain, and doubting they would goe to Angroign, made an outcry. The people of Angroign assembled themselues vpon the hill and some ran to S. Germain, ouer the hill, & some by the valley. They yt went by the valley met the ruffians comming from S. Germ. laden wt the spoile which they had gotten: & being but 50. set vpon 20. wel appointed, & gaue thē ye ouerthrow. Then passing ouer ye bridge, being stopped, ye enemies were faine to take the riuer of Cluzon, where diuers were slaine: ⟨p. 496⟩many drowned, and some escaped very hardly, and such a slaughter was made of them, that the riuer was died with the bloud of them that were wounded and slaine, but none of the Angrognians were once hurt: if the riuer had béen as great as it was woont commonly to be, there had not one man escaped aliue.