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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 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,1 and kept them there so long, beating them, and causing them to roar out and cry, until that the cattle feeding in the Island, hearing the lowing and grunting of the cattle on the other side the water, for the desire of their like, did swim over the river: by the means where of, he got and drave away a great booty.
In the meane time Fridericke the elder, prince of Brā denburge entring into Boheme with a great power, caused them of Prage to raise the siege. And Uitoldus at the request of Uladislaus king of Pole, which had talked with the Emperour in the borders of Hungary, called Coributus his vncle with his whole army out of Boheme. Wherupon ye Emperour supposed yt the Protestāts being destitute of foreine aid, would ye sooner do his commandement: but he was farre deceiued therein, for they leading their armies out of Boheme, subdued ye borderers thereupon adioining. It is also reported yt Zisca went into Austrich, and whē as the husbandinē of the countrey had caried away a great number of their cattell by water into an Isly of the riuer called Danubius, and by chaunce had left certaine values and swine in their Uillages behind them: Zisca draue them vnto the riuer side,1 and kept thē there so long, beating them, and causing thē to roare out and cry, vntill that the cattell feeding in the Iland, hearing ye lowing and grunting of the cattell on the otherside the water, for the desire of their like, did swimme ouer the riuer: by the meanes where of, he got and draue away a great booty.