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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.
1In this mean time Sigismundus the Emperor gathering together, the nobles of Silesia, entered into Bohemia, and went unto Grecium, and from thence with a great army unto Cuthna, alluring Cencho with many great and large promises, to render up the Castle of Prague unto him, and there placed himself to annoy the town. Thus Cencho infamed with double treason, returned home. The Citizens of Prague sent for Zisca, who speeding himself thither with the Taborites, received the city under his governance.2 In the Bohemians host there was but only two Barons, Hilco Crussina of Liturburge, and Hilco of Waldestene, with a few other nobles. All the residue were of the common people. They went about first to subdue the Castle, which was by nature very strongly fenced, and could not be won by no other means then with famine: whereupon all the passages were stopped, that no victuals should be carried in. But the Emperor opened the passages by dint of sword, & when he had given unto them which were besieged, all things necessary, having sent for aid out of the Empire, he determined shortly after to besiege the City. There was in the Emperors camp the Dukes of Saxon,3 the Marquesses of Brandenburg, and his son in law Albert of Austria. The City was assaulted by the space of vi. weeks. The Emperor Sigismund was crowned in the Metropolitan house in the Castle, Conradus the Archbishop solemnising the ceremonies of the coronation. The city was straightly besieged. In the mean time the Captains Rosenses & Chragery, which had taken the tents of the Taborites, being overcome in battle by Nicholas Huss, whom Zisca had sent with part of his power for that purpose, were driven out of their tents, and Gretium the Queens City was also taken.
1In this meane time Sigismundus the Emperour gathering together, ye nobles of Slesia, entred into Boheme, and went vnto Grecium, and frō thence with a great army vnto Cuthna, alluring Cencho with many great and large promises, to render vp ye Castle of Prage vnto him, and there placed himselfe to annoy the towne. Thus Cencho infamed with double treason, returned home. The Citizens of Prage sent for Zisca, who speding himselfe thether with the Thaborites, receiued the citie vnder his gouernance.