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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
Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth book.Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth booke.
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Against the Ascension day then next following, they prepared themselves, with horse, and harness, to set upon the Tholousians, with strength of 50000. men, besides vitlers, and wagoners.1 The Legate (by the way) did openly excommunicate the Earle of Toulouse, and all that took his part, and interdicted his land. The first City of the Tholousians, was Avignon: at the siege whereof, the king sustained great loss, both through the valour of the Citizens, and also by the hand of God, with pestilence and famine:2 so that the king (to avoid the infection) went into an Abbey, not far of, and shortly after died. Whose death the Popes Legate caused to be concealed, and endeavoured by policy, and treachery, to get the City. For, when he saw that no other means would prevail, he requested, and friendly desired them, that he, and his Prelates that were about him, might come ⟨p. 198⟩into their City, to examine what faith they were of, and that he neither sought, nor meant any other thing thereby, but their own safeties, as well of body, as of soul: (which he faithfully sware unto them) that he might return true certificate thereof. Which being granted, and the Inhabitants nothing mistrusting, the Soldiers of that Camp that were there agreed before, made them ready, and rushed in at the entrance of the Prelates, and slue the Porter, & warders,3 and at length wan the City, and destroyed the same. There be accounted more than two and twenty thousand French Soldiers, that perished one way or other, at the siege.
Against the Ascention daye then next following, they prepared themselues, with horse, and harnesse, to sette vpon the Tholousians, with strength of 50000. men, besides vitlers, and wagoners.1 The Legate (by the way) did openlie excommunicate the Earle of Tolouse, and all that tooke his part, and interdicted his lād. The first Citie of the Tholousians, was Auinion: at the siege whereof, the king sustained great losse, both through the valour of the Citizens, and also by the hand of God, with pestilence and famine: