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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.
In the mean time the number of the Protestants being increased in Prague, they fought for y• bridge. In which battle many were slain on both parts, but at the length the Hussites wan the bridge, and the nether part of lesser Prague, the Queens part fleeing into the upper part thereof: whereas they turning again fiercely, renewed the battle, and fought continually day and night by y• space of five days. Many were slain on both parts, goodly buildings were razed, and the Council house, which was in a low place, was utterly defaced and burned.
In the meane time the number of the Protestantes beeing increased in Prage, they fought for y• bridge. In which battaile many were slaine on both parts, but at the length the Hussites wanne the bridge, and the neather part of lesser Prage, the Queenes part fleeing into the vpper parte thereof: whereas they turning againe fiersly, renued the battaile, and fought continually day and night by y• space of fiue daies. Many were slaine on both parts, goodly buildings were rased, and the councell house, which was in a low place, was vtterly defaced and burned.
During the time of this troublous estate,1 the Ambassadors of the Emperor Sigismund were come: which taking upon them the rule and governance of the Realm, made a truce or league with the City of Prague under this condition, that the Castle of Uissegrad being rendered, it should be lawful for them to send Ambassadors to the Emperor Sigismund to entreat as touching their estate, and that Zisca should render Pelzina & Piesta, with the other forts which he had taken. These conditions thus agreed upon and received, all the foreign Protestants departed out of the City, and the Senate of the City began to govern again according to their accustomed manner, and all things were quieted. Howbeit, the Papists which were gone out of the Town, durst not return again: but still looked for the Emperor, by whose presence they thought they should have been safe. But this their hope was frustrate by means of certain letters which were sent from the Emperor, wherein it was written that he would shortly come and rule the kingdom, even after the same order and manner as his father Charles had done before him. Whereby the Protestants understood that their sect and Religion should be utterly banished, which was not begun during the reign of the said Charles.