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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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
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Then the lord of Alenc, a man fearing God, and of great understanding,1 said unto her: gentlewoman, you have learned this tale, either of some that would have it so, or else it is given out by some parliament of women. Then the lord of Senas an ancient counsellor, said unto him, no, no, my L. of Alenc, it is no tale which you have hard this gentlewoman tell: for it is an arrest given out by a whole Senate, & you ought not thus to speak, except you would call the court of Province a parliament of women. Then the L. of Alenc began to excuse himself, with protestation, that he would not speak any thing to blemish the authority of that sovereign court, notwithstanding he could not believe all that which the said gentlewoman had told, that is to say, that all the inhabitants of Merindoll were condemned to die by the Arrest of the said court of parliament of Province, and specially the women & little children and infants: and the town to be razed, for the fault of 10. or 12. persons which did not appear before the said court at the day appointed. And the Lord Beavieu also answered, that he believed not the said court to have given out any such Arrest,2 for that (said he) were a thing most unreasonable, and such as the very Turks and the most tyrants of the world would judge to be a thing most detestable: and said further, that he had known a long time many of Merindol, which seemed unto him to be men of great honesty: and my L. President (said he) can certify us well what is done in this matter, for we ought not to give credit unto women's tales. Then the gentlewoman which had rehearsed the arrest, stayed not to hear the Presidents answer, but suddenly looking upon the B. of Aix, said: I should greatly have marvelled, if there had been none in all this company which would defend these wicked men, and lifting her eyes to heaven in a great womanly chafe and fume, said: would to God that all the Lutherans which are in Province, yea, and in all France,3 had horns growing on their foreheads, then we should see a goodly many of horns. To whom the Lord Beavieu suddenly answered, saying, would to God that all priests harlots should chatter like Pies. Then said the gē tlewoman: ha my L. Beavieu, you ought not so to speak against our holy mother the church, for that there was never dog that barked against the crucifix, but that he waxed mad.