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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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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 the paps of many women cut off, which gave suck to their children, which looking for suck at their mothers breast being dead before, died also for hunger. There was never such cruelty and tyranny seen before.
For as the Papistes and Turkes are like in their Religion, so are the sayd Papistes like, or rather exceede them, in all kindes of cruelty that can be deuised. But this Arch-tyrant before he came to Merindoll, ransackt and burnt certaine townes, 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 poore inhabitants were slaine and murthered without any resistance: womē and maydens rauished: women with child and little infants borne and to be borne, were also most cruelly murthered:2 the pappes of many women cut off, which gaue sucke to their children, which looking for sucke at their mothers brest being dead before, died also for hunger. There was neuer such crueltie and tirannie seene before.
- 18. towns with the most part of the people destroyed for true religion.8. townes with the most parte of the people destroyed for true religion.
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