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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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At that season one named Charles de Comptes, of the ⟨p. 958⟩valley of Luserne, and one of the Lords of Angrongne, wrote to the said Commissioners, to use some levity towards them of the valley of Lusern. By reason whereof, they were a while more gently entreated then the rest. At that season the monks of Pignerol, & their associates tormented grievously the churches near about them.1 They took the poor Christians as they passed by the way, and kept them prisoners within their abbey. And having assembled a company of Ruffians, they sent them to spoil those of the said churches, and to take prisoners, men, women & children, and some they so tormented, that they were compelled to swear, to return to the mass, other some also they sent to the galleys, and other some they burnt cruelly. They which escaped, were afterwards so sick, that they seemed to have been poisoned.2 The same year there were two great earthquakes in Piedmont, and also many great tempests and horrible thunders.
At that season one named Charles de Comptes, of the ⟨p. 958⟩valley of Luserne, and one of the Lordes of Angrongne, wrote to the sayde Commissioners, to vse some leuitie towardes them of the valley of Lusern. By reason whereof, they were a while more gently entreated then the rest. At that season the monks of Pignerol, & theyr associates tormented greeuously the churches neare about them.1 They tooke the poore Christians as they passed by the waye, and kept them prisoners within their abbey. And hauing assembled a company of Ruffians, they sent them to spoyle those of the said churches, and to take prisoners, men, women & children, and some they so tormented, that they wer cōpelled to sweare, to returne to the masse, other some also they sent to the galleis, and other some they burnt cruelly. They whyche escaped, were afterwards so sicke, that they seemed to haue bene poysoned.2 The same yeare there were two great earthquakes in Piemonte, and also many great tempests and horrible thunders.