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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.
There were three armies provided. In the first army were the Dukes of Saxony, and the lower cities.
There were three armies prouided. In the first armie were the Dukes of Saxonie, and the lower cities.
The 3. army was led by Otho the archbishop of Trevers, whom the Rhenenses, the Bavarians, and the Imperial cities of Swevia followed. These armies entering into Bohemia, in 3. several parts, after they were passed the wood,1 they joined together & pitched before Misna. This town a certain learned and eloquent protestant, named Prichicho, the night before, had won from the Papists: wherefore the army was determined first to recover that city, before they would go any further. But when as news came unto the host, how the Protestants had gathered an army,2 and came withal speed towards them: they fled before they saw their enemies, and went unto Thaconia, leaving behind them their warlike engines with a great pray. The Cardinal was not yet come into the camp, but meeting them in their flight at Thacovia,