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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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Many which did hide themselves in rocks and dark caves, some were famished with hunger, some were smothered with fire, and smoke put unto them. All which may more fully be understand by the records of the Court, and by the pleas between them and their adversaries in the high Consistory of the Court of Paris: Where all the doors being set open, and in the public hearing of all the people, the case of this trouble and persecution was shortly after, solemnly debated between two great lawyers: the one called Aubrius, which accused Minerius the president committed to prison, and the other called Robertus, who was the defendant against him.1 The cause why this matter of Merindol was brought in plea and judgement to be decided by the law, was this:
Many which did hide themselues in rockes and darke caues, some were famished with hunger, some were smothered with fire, and smoke put vnto them. All which may more fully be vnderstand by the recordes of the Court, and by the pleas betweene them and theyr aduersaries in the highe Consistorie of the Courte of Paris: Where all the doores being set open, and in the publicke hearing of all the people, the case of this trouble and persecution was shortly after, solemnly debated betwene two great lawyers: the one called Aubrius, which accused Minerius the president committed to prison, and the other called Robertus, who was the defendant against him.1 The cause why this matter of Merindol was brought in plea and iudgement to be decided by the law, was this:
- 1When the Merindolians were slain, their cause was pleaded.When the Merindolians were slaine, their cause was pleaded.
Henry the second French king, which newly succeeded Francis his father above mentioned, considering how this cruel and infamous persecution against his own subjects and people, was greatly misliked of other Princes, and also objected both against him and his father, as a note of shameful Tyranny, by the Emperor him self, Charles the fifth,