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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 18. of March, the L. of Trinity, with an army of ⟨p. 502⟩six or seven thousand, assailed them again, with the gentlemen of the country: but God gave them victory, after they had cried 3. or 4 times, help us O Lord. The captain of this band was named Bastian, of Vergil, a man very expert in feats of war. He, at the taking of his journey threatened to do great things that day: his hosts hearing that, said, Mom sieur, if our religion be better then theirs, we shall have the victory, else you shall not prevail. Shortly after, the Captain was brought again into his Inn, so wounded, and so feeble, that he was not like to live: then said his hosts unto him, Monsieur, it is now well seen that their religion is better than ours. After that, being assailed again, they manfully defended themselves, and had almost stricken the L. of Trinity with an harquebush, for the shot brake the wand which he bare in his hand, who seeing his Soldiers in such great numbers slain, he wept bitterly. The next day, one of the principal captains of the army, surrendered his charge to the L. of Trinity, saying unto him, that he would never fight against this people any more, and so departed.
The 18. of March, the L. of Trinitie, with an armie of ⟨p. 502⟩sixe or seuen thousand, assayled them again, with the gentlemen of the countrey: but God gaue them victorie, after they had cried 3. or 4 times, help vs O Lord. The captain of this band was named Bastian, of Vergil, a man very experte in feates of warre. He, at the taking of his iorney threatned to doe great things that day: his hostes hearing that, said, Mō sieur, if our religion be better then theirs, we shall haue the victorie, els you shall not preuaile. Shortly after, the Captain was brought again into his Inne, so wounded, and so féeble, that he was not like to liue: then said his hostes vnto him, Monsieur, it is now wel séene that their religiō is better than ours. After that, being assayled againe, they manfully defended themselues, and had almost stricken the L. of Trinitie with an harquebush, for the shot brake the wand which he bare in his hand, who séeing his Soldiers in such great numbers slaine, he wept bitterly. The next day, one of the principal captains of the armie, surrendred his charge to the L. of Trinitie, saying vnto him, that he woulde neuer fight against this people any more, and so departed.