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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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After that the Priests and Monks were expulsed their Cloisters, and other1 Religious houses, and sentence definitive pronounced against them, that received Princes pensions, they attempted divers ways to destroy him. I will write of them that be notoriously know, and pass in silence his secrete and lurking enemies. ⟨image 94⟩At a certain time there knocked one at his door after my▪ night, and prayed him to come and visit one nigh dead. His Deacon answered, y• he would not awaken his Master, but repair to the sick him self. The other importunately refused, so as he bewrayed his wretched intent, wherefore y• Deacon feigning he would go and awaken his Master, shut the door closely, and suffered the Caitiff to tarry there at his pleasure. And when it was day, Zuinglius had intelligence, this was a subtle sleight. First, to take him so daynlye, then to snaffle his mouth, & stop his speech, and so to carry him away in a boat. Awhile after, they had prepared a horse secretly, for the like purpose. Further, we have sent an espial wandering up and down in the Town, & wearing a long sword hired to encounter Zuinglius, & then to murder him. Likewise two Inhabitants of Zurick, whom I will not name, came one night when they we• well whittled, and assailed Zuinglius house, threw stones, brake the windows, belched out railing words, • so insolently demeaned them selves ⟨image 94⟩that no neighbour durst rebuke them They stayed not, till stones, strength and slander failed them. In y• morning the Council was advertised of this tumult, the gates of the City commanded to be shut, and men clad with armour to search them every where, until that certain women, which consented to this mischievous & scelerate fact, disclosed one of them, for y• other a little before was escaped the town. This one was found in a new cask, and committed to prison, & after many sentences given, was appointed a perpetual prisoner, and in few weeks after released at the request of those of Berne. Often times Zuinglius supped with his friends, or with such as came to the town, in his return he never went unguarded home. The Senate in this troublous stir caused ward and watch to be kept about his house. But if he found security in this their vigilant guard, certes, he was molested with thousand other troubles.