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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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.
What offended the poor habitants of Merindal & Cabriers when the bishop of Aix, the Cardinal of Turon, and other Bishops of France wresting from Francis the French king a commission,1 sent Men•rius with his Captain John de Gay to destroy their country, an. 1530. who driving the poor people there into a barn full of straw, set the barn on fire, & burned up men, women, and children: And likewise in a church, exercised the like cruelty upon them, where were murdered the same time to the number of a thousand young and old, women, children, and young infants, besides vii. whole towns, with the most part of the dwellers therein, being murdered & burnt in the said country of Provence.
What offended the poore habitants of Merindal & Cabriers when the bishop of Aix, the Cardinall of Turon, and other Bishops of France wrasting from Fraunces the French king a commission,1 sent Men•rius wt his Captayne Iohn de Gay to destroy theyr countrey, an. 1530. who driuing ye poore people there into a barn ful of straw, set ye barn on fire, & burned vp men, women, and children: And likewise in a church, exercised the like crueltie vpon them, where were murdered the same time to the number of a thousand yong and old, women, children, and yong infants, besides vii. whole townes, with the most part of the dwellers thering, being murdered & burnt in ye sayd country of Prouēce.
- 1Malice and cruelty of Papists against the country of Merindoll and Cabriers. Malice of Papists against the Citizens of Toulouse in France. Malice and cruelty of Papists against the Protestants in the town of Vassy. Clemency and mercy showed to Papists in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.Malice and crueltie of Papistes against the countrey of Merindoll and Cabriers. Malice of Papistes agaynst the Citizens of Tholouse in France. Malice and crueltie of Papistes agaynst the Protestantes in the towne of Vassy. Clemencie and mercy shewed to Papistes in the raigne of Queene Elizabeth.