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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, the Lord of Trinity sent word to them which were fled, that if they would return,1 he would receive them to mercy. The poor people (for the most part) trusting on his promise, returned to Bovvets, and yet the next morning the soldiers came thither, to apprehend them and their ministers, and beset the place one every side. Such as were swift of foot, and could shift best, escaped, but very hardly. The rest were all hurt or taken, and yet they all escaped by a marvellous means: For it happened that there was an old man, which could not run fast, to whom one of the soldiers came with a naked sword in his hand to have slain him.2 The old man seeing the imminent danger, caught the soldier by the legs, overthrew him, and drew him by the heels down the hill. The soldier cried out, help, help, this villain will kill me. His fellows hearing him cry, made hast to rescue him: but in the mean time the old man escaped. The rest seeing what the old man had done, took hart of grace, and albeit their armour and weapons were taken from them, yet with stones and slings, they so beat and discomfited their enemies, that at that time they carried no prisoners away. The day following the soldiers returning to the said Tailleret, robbed, spoiled, and carried away all that they could find, and so continued three days together: which was very easy for them to do, because the poor men fearing least they should be charged with violating the agreement, made no resistance, but retired toward Uillars.
After this, the Lord of Trinitie sent word to them which were fledde, that if they would returne,1 he woulde receiue them to mercy. The poore people (for the most parte) trusting on his promise, returned to Bouuets, and yet the next morning the souldiers came thyther, to apprehende them and their ministers, and beset ye place one euery side. Suche as were swift of foote, and could shift best, escaped, but very hardly. The rest were all hurte or taken, and yet they all escaped by a marueilous meanes: For it hapned that there was an old man, which could not runne fast, to whome one of the souldiers came with a naked sword in hys hand to haue slayne him.2