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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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After this he gathered all the Kings army, which was then in Province ready to go against the Englishmen, and took up all besides, that were able to bear armour, in the chiefest Townes of Province, and joined them with the army which the Popes Legate had levied for that purpose, in Avignon and all the country of Venice, and employed the same to the destruction of Merindoll, Cabriers, and other Townes and Villages, to the number of xxij. giving commission to his soldiers to spoil, ransack, burn, and to destroy altogether, and to kill man, woman and child, without all mercy, sparing none: no otherwise then the Infidels and cruel Turks have dealt with the Christians, as before in the story of the Turks, you may read.
After this he gathered all the Kynges armey, whyche was then in Prouince ready to go agaynst the Englishmen, and tooke vp all besides, that were able to beare armour, in the chiefest Townes of Prouince, and ioyned them with the armey which the Popes Legate had leuied for that purpose, in Auinion and all the countrey of Uenice, and employed the same to the destruction of Merindoll, Cabriers, and other Townes and Uillages, to the number of xxij. geuing commission to his souldiours to spoile, ransacke, burne, and to destroy altogether, and to kill man, woman and child, without all mercy, sparing none: no otherwise then the Infidels and cruell Turkes haue dealt with the Christians, as before in the story of the Turkes, you may reade.
For as the Papists and Turks are like in their Religion, so are the said Papists like, or rather exceed them, in all kinds of cruelty that can be devised. But this Arch-tyrant before he came to Merindoll, ransacked and burnt certain towns, namely La Roche, S. Stephens, Uillelaure, Lormarin, La Motte, Cabrierettes, S. Martin, Pipin,1 and other places mo, notwithstanding that the Arrest extended but only to Merindol. Where the most of the poor inhabitants were slain and murdered without any resistance: women and maidens ravished: women with child and little infants borne and to be borne, were also most cruelly murdered:2