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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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Notes upon the story of Merindoll above recited.
Notes vppon the storie of Merindoll aboue recited.
Thus hast thou heard (loving Reader) the terrible troubles, & slaughters committed by the Bishops and Cardinals against these faithful men of Merindol, which for the heinous tyranny and example of the fact most unmerciful, may be comparable with any of the first persecutions in the primitive Church, done either by Decius, or Dioclesianus.
THus hast thou heard (louing Reader) the terrible troubles, & slaughters committed by the Bishops and Cardinals againste these faithfull men of Merindol, whiche for the hainous tirannie and example of the facte moste vnmercifull, maye be comparable with any of the first persecutions in the primitiue Churche, done either by Decius, or Dioclesianus.
Now, touching the said story and people of Merindol, briefly by the way is to be noted,1 that this was not the first time that these men of this country, were vexed, neither was it of late years, that the doctrine and profession of them began. For (as by the course of time, and by ancient Records it may appear) these inhabitants of Province, and other coasts bordering about the confines of France, and Piedmont, had their continuance of ancient time, and received their doctrine first from the Waldenses, or Albigenses, which were (as some say) about the year of our Lord 1170. or (as other do reckon) about the year of our Lord 1216. whereof thou haste (gentle reader) sufficiently to understand,