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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.
About Christmas, the Emperor Sigismund came to Brunna a City of Moravia, and there he pardoned the Citizens of Prague, under condition that they would let down the chains and bars of the City, and receive his rulers and magistrates. Whereunto the whole city obeyed, and the Magistrates thereof lifting up their hands unto heaven, rejoiced at the coming of the new king. But the Emperor turned another way, and went unto Uratislavia, the head city of Silesia, where as a little before, the commonalty of the City had slain in an insurrection, the magistrates, which his brother Wenceslaus had set in authority: the principals whereof he beheaded.1 The news whereof when they were reported at Prague, the Citizens being seared by the example of the Uratislavians, distrusting their pardon, rebelled out of hand, and having obtained Cencho on their part, which had the governance of the Castle of Prague, they sent letters into all the Realm, that no man should suffer the Emperor to enter, which was an enemy unto Bohemia, and sought nothing else, but to destroy the kingdom:2 which also bound the ancient city of the Prutenitants, unto order by pledges, and put the Marquess of Brandenburg from the Bohemian crown: and had not only suffered John Hus & Hierome of Prague to be burned at the Council of Constance, but also procured the same, & with all his endeavour did impugn the doctrine & faith which they taught and followed. Whilst these things we thus done. Zisca having given over Pelzina by composition, was twice assaulted by his enemies, but through policy he was always victor. The places where they sought, were ⟨p. 646⟩rough and unknown, his enemies were on horseback, and all his soldiers on foot, neither could there be any battle fought, but on foot. Whereupon, when his enemies were alighted from their horses. Zisca commanded the women which customably followed the host,3 to cast their kerchiefs upon the ground, wherein the horsemen being entangled by their spurs, were slain before they could unlose their feet.
About Christmasse, the Emperour Sigismund came to Brunna a Citie of Morauia, and there he pardoned the Citizens of Prage, vnder condition that they woulde let downe the chaines and barres of the City, and receiue his rulers and magistrates. Wherunto the whole city obeied, and the Magistrates thereof lifting vp their handes vnto heauen, reioiced at the comming of the new king. But the Emperour turned another way, and wēt vnto Uratislauia, the head city of Slesia, where as a little before, the cō munalty of the City had slaine in an insurrection, the magistrates, which his brother Wēceslaus had set in authority: the principals wherof he beheaded.