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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.
After this, he went unto Ausca, a town situate upon the River Lusinitius, out of which town Procopius and Ulricius, two brethren Papists, had cast out many Protestants. This Town Zisca took by force of arms the first night of Lent, razed it, and set it on fire. He also took the Castle of Litius, which was a mile off, whether as Ulricius was fled, and put Ulricius and all his family to the sword, saving one only.
After this, he went vnto Ausca, a towne situate vpon the Riuer Lusinitius, out of which towne Procopius and Ulricius, two brethren Papists, had castout many Protestants. This Towne Zisca tooke by force of armes the first night of Lent, rased it, and set it on fire. He also tooke the Castle of Litius, which was a mile off, whether as Ulricius was fled, and put Ulricius and all his familie to the sword, sauing one only.
Then, forsomuch as he had no walled or fenced town to inhabit, he chose out a certain place upon the same river, which was fenced by nature, about eight miles from the City of Ausca.1 This place he compassed in with walls, and commanded every man to build them houses, where they had pitched their tents, and named this City Thabor, and the inhabitants his companions Taborites, because their City, by all like, was builded upon the top of some hill or mount. This City, albeit that it was sensed with high rocks and cleaves, yet was it compassed with a wall and vainnure, and the river Lusinitius fenceth a great part of the town, the rest is compassed in with a great brook, the which running straight into the river Lusinitius, is stopped by a great rock, and driven back towards the right hand, all the length of the City, and at the further end it joineth with the great river. The way unto it by land is scarce thirty foot broad, for it is almost an Island. In this place there was a deep ditch cast, and a triple wall made, of such thickness, that it could not be broken with any engine. The wall was full of towers & sorts set in their convenient & meet places. Zisca was the first that builded the Castle, and those that came after him, fortified it, every man according to his own devise. At that time the Taborites had no horsemen amongst them, until such time as Nicholas, master of the mint (whom the Emperor had sent into Bohemia with a M. horsemen to set things in order, & to withstand the Taborites lodging all night in a village named Uogize) was surprised by Zisca coming upon him suddenly in the night, taking away all his horse and armour, & setting fire upon the village. Then Zisca taught his soldiers to mount on horseback, to leap, to run, to turn, to cast in a ring, so that after this hevener led army without his wings of horsemen.