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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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The Merindolians seeing all on a flaming fire round about them, left their houses and fled into the woods, and remained that night at the Village Sanfales and thereabouts, in wonderful fear and perplexity: for the Bishop of Cavaillon, deputy to the Bishop of Romes Legate, had appointed certain Captains to go and slay them. The next day they went a little further, hiding them selves in woods, for there was danger on every side, and Miniers had commanded under pain of death, that no man should aid them by any means, but that they should be slain without pity or mercy, wheresoever they were found. The same Proclamation was of force also, in the Bishop of Romes dominions thereby: and it was said that the Bishops of that country did find a great part of the army. Wherefore they went a tedious and a painful journey, carrying their children upon their shoulders, and in their arms, and in their swaddling clothes, and many of them also being great with child, were constrained so to do. And when they were come to the place appointed, thither was already resorted a great number which had lost their goods, and saved themselves by flight.
The Merindolians seeing all on a flaming fire round about them, left their houses and fled into the woods, and remained that night at the Uillage Sanfales and thereaboutes, in wonderfull feare and perplexitie: for the Bishop of Cauaillon, deputie to the Bishop of Romes Legate, had appointed certaine Captaines to go and slay them. The next day they went a little further, hiding thē selues in woods, for there was daunger on euery side, and Miniers had commaunded vnder paine of death, that no mā should ayde them by any meanes, but that they should be slaine without pitie or mercy, wheresoeuer they were found. The same Proclamation was of force also, in the Bishop of Romes dominions thereby: and it was sayde that the Bishops of that countrey did finde a great part of the army. Wherefore they went a tedious and a paynefull iourney, carieng their children vpon their shoulders, and in their armes, and in their swadling clothes, and many of them also being great with child, were constreined so to do. And when they were come to the place appointed, thether was already resorted a great number which had lost their goodes, and saued themselues by flight.