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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 there was a power sent unto Costa, which likewise they overcame, & committed there great slaughter.1 Many of the inhabitants fled away and ran into an orchard, where the soldiers ravished the women and maidens, and when they had kept them there enclosed a day and a night, they handled them so beastly, that those which had great bellies, and the younger maidens dyed shortly after. It were impossible to comprehend all the lamentable and sorrowful examples of this cruel persecution against the Merindolians and their fellows:2 In so much that no kind of cruel Tyranny was unpractised. For they which escaped by woods, and went wandering by mountains, were taken and set in galleys, or else were slain outright.
After this there was a power sent vnto Costa, which likewise they ouercame, & committed there great slaughter.1 Many of the inhabitantes fledde away and ranne into an orcharde, where the souldiours rauished the women and maidens, and when they had kept them there inclosed a day and a night, they handled them so beastly, that those which had great bellies, and the younger maidens dyed shortly after. It were impossible to comprehend all the lamentable and sorrowfull examples of this cruell persecution against the Merindolians and their fellowes:2 In so muche that no kinde of cruell Tyrannie was vnpractised. For they whych escaped by woodes, and went wandering by mountaines, were taken and set in galleis, or else were slaine outright.
- 1The town of Costa, destroyed.The towne of Costa, destroyed.
- 2Martyrs of-Costa.