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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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Soon after the lords of the said valley took another minister of the same valley,1 as he was going to preach in a parish, a mile from his house: but the people perceiving that, speedily pursued him, and took him. The enemies seeing that they were not able to lead him away, wounded him so sore, that they left him for dead. Whereupon they so persecuted the poor people, that they were almost destroyed.
Soone after the lordes of the sayde valley tooke another minister of the same valley,1 as he was going to preach in a parish, a mile frō his house: but the people perceiuing that, speedily pursued him, and tooke him. The enemies seeyng that they were not able to leade hym away, wounded hym so sore, that they left him for dead. Whereupon they so persecuted the poore people, that they were almost destroyed.
- 1A minister of the Valley of Renclaret, taken and wounded.
Here is not to be forgotten, that the same night in the which the company of Truchet was discomfited, was so stormy and terrible, and the Gentlemen of that Country were so terrified, that they thought they should have been all destroyed. Wherefore they used more gentleness towards the people then before, except Charles Truchet, & his brother,1 the which went to the Duke, and made grievous complaints against the Waldoys, not only for that which was done and past, but also persuaded the duke, that they went about to build three Fortresses in the mountains, and also intended to maintain certain garrisons of strangers: charging them further with divers other crimes, of the which they were in no point guilty. The Duke being moved by these false surmises, gave in charge to the said accusers, and the Fortress of the valley of S. Martin, the which about twenty year before was razed by the French men, should be built again, and that therein should be placed a perpetual garrison, and that the people should make so plain and wide the rugged ways, that horsemen might easily pass, with divers such other things: and all this to be done at the costs & charges of those that would not submit them selves to the obedience of the Romaine Church.