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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.
Here Sigismundus had left for a garrison four Centurions of soldiers. The tents were pitched in ii. places. The siege continued vi. months, and the assault never ceased day and night. Five great flings threw continually great stones over the walls, and about two thousand vessels, tubs, or baskets, filled with dead carcasses and other excrements, were cast in amongest those which were besieged: which thing did so infect them with stench, that their teeth did either fall out or were all lose.1 Notwithstā ding they bare it out with stout courage, & continued their fight until the Winter, having privily received medicine out of Prague, to fasten their teeth again.
Heere Sigismundus had left for a garrison foure Centurions of souldiours. The tentes were pitched in ii. places. The siege continued vi. moneths, and ye assault neuer ceased day and night. Fiue great flyngs threw continually great stones ouer ye walles, and about two thousand vessels, tubbs, or baskets, filled with dead carcases and other excrements, were cast in amongest those which were besieged: whiche thing did so infect them with stench, that their teeth did either fall out or were all lose.1 Notwithstā ding they bare it out with stout courage, & continued their fight vntill the Winter, hauing priuily receiued medicine out of Prage, to fasten their teeth againe.
- 1Stench very ••rtfull for […] teeth.Stench very ••rtfull for 〈…〉 teeth.
In the mean time Frederick the elder, prince of Bran denburge entering into Bohemia with a great power, caused them of Prague to raise the siege. And Uitoldus at the request of Uladislaus king of Pole, which had talked with the Emperor in the borders of Hungary, called Coributus his uncle with his whole army out of Bohemia. Whereupon the Emperor supposed that the Protestants being destitute of foreign aid, would the sooner do his commandment: but he was far deceived therein, for they leading their armies out of Bohemia, subdued the borderers thereupon adjoining. It is also reported that Zisca went into Austria, and when as the husbandmen of the country had carried away a great number of their cattle by water into an Isle of the river called Danubius, and by chance had left certain values and swine in their Villages behind them: Zisca drave them unto the river side,