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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.
The story of Zisca.
1Immediately after the death of Wenceslaus, there was a certain noble man named Zisca, borne at Trosnovia, which from his youth upward, was brought up in the kings court, and had lost one of his eyes in a battle, where as he had valiantly borne himself. This man being sore grieved for the death of I. Hus, and Hierome of Prague, minding to revenge the injuries which the Council had done, greatly to the dishonour of the kingdom of Bohemia, upon their complices and adherents: he gathered together a number of men of war, and subverted the Monasteries and idolatrous temples, pulling down, and breaking in pieces the images and idols, driving away the Priests and Monks, which he said were kept up in their Cloisters, like swine in their sties to be fatted. After this, his army being increased, having gathered together about forty thousand men, he attempted to take the Castle of Uissegrade, which was but slenderly warded. From thence the said Zisca under the conduct of Coranda, went speedily unto Pelzina,2 whereas he knew he had many friends of his faction, and took the town into his power, fortifying the same very strongly, and those which tarried behind, took the Castle of Uissegrade.
1IMmediatly after the death of Wenceslaus, there was a certaine noble man named Zisca, borne at Trosnouia, which from his youth vpwarde, was brought vp in the kyngs court, and had lost one of his eies in a battel, where as he had valiantly borne himselfe. This man beeing sore greeued for the death of I. Hus, and Hierome of Prage, minding to reuenge the iniuries which the Councell had done, greatly to the dishonour of ye kingdom of Boheme, vpon their complices and adherēts: he gathered together a number of mē of warre, and subuerted the Monasteries and idolatrous temples, pulling downe, and breaking in peeces the images and idols, driuing away the Priestes and Monkes, which he saide were kept vp in their Cloysters, like swine in their styes to be fatted. After this, hys army beeing increased, hauing gathered together aboute fortie thousande men, hee attempted to take the Castle of Uissegrade, which was but slenderly warded. Frō thence the said Zisca vnder the conduict of Coranda, wente speedely vnto Pelzina,