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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.
At the last, dissension rising between Zisca and them of Prague, they of Prague prepared an army against him, where with he perceiving himself overmatched, fled unto the River of Albis and was almost taken, but that he had passage through the town of Poggiebras, but they of Prague pursuing the tail of y• battle, slue many of his Taborites. At the length they came unto certain hills1 whereas Zisca going into the valley, knowing the straights of the place, that his enemies could not spread their army, he commanded his standard to stand still, and exhorting and encouraging his soldiers, he gave them battle.
At the last, dissention rising betweene Zisca and them of Prage, they of Prage prepared an army against him, wher with he perceiuing himselfe ouermatched, fled vnto ye Riuer of Albis and was almost takē, but that he had passage through the town of Poggiebras, but they of Prage pursuing the taile of y• battaile, slue many of his Thaborites. At the length they came vnto certaine hils1 whereas Zisca going into the valley, knowing the straights of the place, that his enimies could not spread their army, he commanded his standerd to stand still, and exhorting and encouraging his souldiours, he gaue them battaile.
- 1The battle between the city of Prague & Zisca.The battaile betweene the citie of Prage & Zisca.
This battle was very fierce and cruel: but Zisca having the upper hand, slue 3000. of them of Prague,1 and put the rest to flight, and straightways took the City of Cuthna by force (which they of Prague had repaired) and set it on fire: then withal speed he went with his army to besiege Prague, and encamped within a bow shoot of the town.