An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

The messengers which were sent to the Duke, after they had been detained there 6. weeks, and cruelly handled, notwithstanding the miseries sustained before, brought a new commandment, that all must go to mass: whereupon, they sent, and declared their distress to them of the same profession in Daulphin: who hearing thereof, joined themselves together in league, for maintenance of the trueth: for which cause, certain of the ministers, and elders of the Church of Daulphin, were sent to the valley of Lusern: who arriving there at even, at the village of Boly, word was brought, that such as would not go to mass, should be condemned to be burnt, or sent to the galleys, which when they heard, they exhorted one another, saying: let us now make solemn protestation, that we will utterly forsake the false religion of the pope, & that we will live and die in the constant profession of Gods holy word, and trueth. Let us go tomorrow to the temple to hear ⟨p. 501⟩the word of God: and after this, let us cast down all the Altars and Idols to the ground. To this every man agreed: and in the very same hour in which they were appointed to answer the commandment, they performed their agreement, both at Bobby, and at Villiers: whether as they went, they encountered a band of soldiers, and put them to flight, the 7. of Feb. In the mean time, the L. of Trinity (after he had committed divers outrages) being sore beaten of the Angrognians, & divers of his men slain, especially one of great authority in the D. court) blew a retreat, & descended to Angroign, and there (the people being fled to the meadow of Tower) burnt 1000. houses, & made great spoil. Where, although they oftentimes assayed to set fire on the two temples, and the Ministers house, yet could they not fire them.

The messengers which were sent to the Duke, after they had béene detained there 6. wéeks, and cruelly handled, notwithstanding the miseries sustained before, brought a new commaundement, that al must go to masse: wherevppon, they sent, and declared their distresse to them of ye same profession in Daulphin: who hearing therof, ioyned themselues together in league, for maintenance of the trueth: for which cause, certaine of the ministers, and elders of the Church of Daulphin, were sent to the valley of Lusern: who arriuing there at euē, at the village of Boly, word was brought, that such as would not go to masse, shold be condēned to be burnt, or sent to ye gallies, which whē they heard, they exhorted one another, saying: let vs now make solemne protestatiō, yt wée wil vtterly forsake ye false religion of the pope, & that we wil liue and die in the constant profession of Gods holy worde, and trueth. Let vs go tomorowe to the temple to heare