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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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In the mean time Miniers came to Merindoll, where he found none but a young man named Maurice Blanc, who had yielded himself to a soldier, promising him for his ransom, two French crowns. Miniers would have had him away by force, but it was answered that the soldier ought not to lose his prisoner. Miniers therefore paying the two crowns himself, took the young man, and caused him to be tied to an Olive tree, and shot thorough with harquebuses, and most cruelly martyred.1 Many Gentlemen which accompanied Miniers against their wills, seeing this cruel spectacle, were moved with great compassion, and could not forbear tears. For albeit this young man was not yet very well instructed, neither had before dwelt at Merindoll, yet in all his torments having always his eyes lifted up to heaven, with a loud voice, he ceased not still to call upon God: and the last words that he spake, were these: Lord God, these men take away my life full of misery, but thou wilt give unto me life everlasting, by thy son Jesus Christ: to whom be glory. So was Merindoll without any resistance, valiantly taken, ransacked, burnt, razed,2 and laid even with the ground. And albeit there was no man to resist, yet this valiant Captain of Opede armed from top to toe, trembled for fear, and was seen to change his colour very much.
In the meane time Miniers came to Merindoll, where he founde none but a young man named Maurice Blanc, who had yelded himselfe to a souldiour, promising him for his raunsome, two French crownes. Miniers woulde haue had him away by force, but it was answered that the souldiour ought not to lose his prisoner. Miniers therefore paying the two crownes himselfe, tooke the young man, and caused him to be tyed to an Oliue tree, and shot thorough with harquebushes, and most cruelly martired.1 Many Gentlemen which accompanied Miniers against their willes, seeyng thys cruell spectacle, were mooued wyth greate compassion, and could not forbeare teares. For albeit this yong man was not yet very well instructed, neyther had before dwelt at Merindoll, yet in all hys tormentes hauyng alwayes hys eyes lyfted vp to heauen, wyth a loude voyce, he ceased not still to call vpon God: and the last words that he spake, were these: Lord God, these men take away my life full of miserie, but thou wilt giue vnto me life euerlasting, by thy sonne Iesus Christ: to whome be glory. So was Merindoll without any resistance, valiantly taken, ransackt, burnt, rased,